“He was surprised when I ignored him. He is wealthy and arrogant and used to being listened to even when what he says is nonsense—as it often is.”

—  Octavia E. Butler , Wild Seed

Source: Wild Seed (1980), Chapter 2 (p. 25)

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American science fiction writer 1947–2006

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