Octavia Butler Quote

I didn't want to scare you. We don't want to scare anyone.
No? Well, sometimes it's a good thing to scare people. Sometimes fear is all that will keep them from doing stupid things.

Part II Phoenix chapter 15 (p. 381) - Adulthood Rites (1988)

I didn't want to scare you. We don't want to scare anyone. No? Well, sometimes it's a good thing to scare people. Sometimes fear is all that will...

I didn't want to scare you. We don't want to scare anyone. No? Well, sometimes it's a good thing to scare people. Sometimes fear is all that will...

I didn't want to scare you. We don't want to scare anyone. No? Well, sometimes it's a good thing to scare people. Sometimes fear is all that will...

I didn't want to scare you. We don't want to scare anyone. No? Well, sometimes it's a good thing to scare people. Sometimes fear is all that will...