Octavia E.Butler

maybe she just went crazy because her God was demanding too much of her.

maybe she just went crazy because her God was demanding too much of her. She was no Job.

PRODIGY IS, AT ITS essence, adaptability and persistent, positive obsession. Without persistence, what remains is an enthusiasm of the moment. Without adaptability, what remains may be channeled into destructive fanaticism. Without positive obsession, there is nothing at all.

EARTHSEED: THE BOOKS OF THE LIVING
by Lauren Oya Olamina