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I was training to be a lawyer... I was president of the law society at Glasgow University, and my bass guitarist was my secretary of my law society; the lead guitarist and writer worked at the law firm that I worked. ↗

— Gerard Butler

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No... a novel is a long business. I'm a slow writer, even when I'm doing very well I write slowly. ↗

— Octavia Butler

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The one word that makes a good manager - decisiveness. ↗

— Lee Iacocca

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Thus there is no doubt the eye was intended for us to see with. ↗

— Joseph Butler

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Sexual harassment law is very important. But I think it would be a mistake if the sexual harassment law movement is the only way in which feminism is known in the media. ↗

— Judith Butler

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And I have this little litany of things they can do. And the first one, of course, is to write - every day, no excuses. It's so easy to make excuses. Even professional writers have days when they'd rather clean the toilet than do the writing. ↗

— Octavia Butler

#course #day #days #easy #even

And by the way, I wanted to point out that Kindred is not science fiction. You'll note there's no science in it. It's a kind of grim fantasy. ↗

— Octavia Butler

#fiction #grim #i #kind #kindred

A workshop is a way of renting an audience, and making sure you're communicating what you think you're communicating. It's so easy as a young writer to think you're been very clear when in fact you haven't. ↗

— Octavia Butler

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I began reading science fiction before I was 12 and started writing science fiction around the same time. ↗

— Octavia Butler

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I was raised Baptist, and I like the fact that I got my conscience installed early. ↗

— Octavia Butler

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