"Partnership is giving, taking, learning, teaching, offering the greatest possible benefit while doing the least possible harm. Partnership is mutualistic symbiosis. Partnership is life. Any entity, any process that cannot or should not be resisted or avoided must somehow be partnered. Partner one another. Partner diverse communities. Partner life. Partner any world that is your home. Partner God. Only in partnership can we thrive, grow, Change. Only in partnership can we live." Octavia E. Butler, Parable of the Talents (Earthseed, #2)

A black and white photo of science fiction writer Octavia Butler. She stands in front of trees, touching her shirt collar, and looking down and directly into the camera.

The writings of Octavia Butler are a lighthouse and a compass.