“A victim of God may,
Through learning adaption,
Become a partner of God,
A victim of God may,
Through forethought and planning,
Become a shaper of God.
Or a victim of God may,
Through shortsightedness and fear,
Remain God’s victim,
God’s plaything,
God’s prey.”

— Octavia E. Butler , book Parable of the Sower

Source: Parable of the Sower (1993), Chapter 4 (p. 31)

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