“ I'm Valerie Rye,' she said, savoring the words. 'It's all right for you to talk to me. ”
Beware:Ignorance Protects itself.IgnorancePromotes suspicion.SuspicionEngenders fear.Fear quails,Irrational and blind,Or fear looms,Defiant and closed.Blind, closed,Suspicious, afraid,IgnoranceProtects itself,And protected,Ignorance grows.
~ Octavia E. Butler
All that you touchYou Change.All that you ChangeChanges you.The only lasting truthis Change.Godis Change.
God is Change.Earthseed: The Books of the LivingLauren Oya Olamina
In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn.
