Parable of the Sower (Earthseed, #1)

by Octavia E. Butler

The only lasting truth Is Change.

very DBT of you Octavia

They never miss a chance to relive the good old days or to tell kids how great it’s going to be when the country gets back on its feet and good times come back.

🚬....octavia....what did you know

A lot of people seem to believe in a big-daddy-God or a big-cop-God or a big-king-God. They believe in a kind of super-person. A few believe God is another word for nature. And nature turns out to mean just about anything they happen not to understand or feel in control of.

how beliefs evolve

a measles epidemic is killing people. Measles!”

what if I start crying

I lost patience. “Then let’s kill ourselves now and be done with it!”

what is a life worth living when you're surviving

“This is what I’ve been doing—reading and studying these over the past few months. These books are old like all the books in this house. I’ve also been using Dad’s computer when he lets me—to get new stuff.”

finding a locus of control

All that you touch, You Change. All that you Change, Changes you. The only lasting truth Is Change. God Is Change.

this is just dbt