“God is Change.Earthseed: The Books of the LivingLauren Oya Olamina”

“Change is the one unavoidable, irresistible, ongoing reality of the universe. To us, that makes it the most powerful reality, and just another word for God.Earthseed: The Books of the LivingLauren Oya Olamina”

“To get along with God,Consider the consequences of your behavior.Earthseed: The Books of the Living”

“Would you like a tuna-salad sandwich?''Yes,' God said. 'Thank you.”

“In my years, I have seen that people must be their own gods and make their own good fortune. The bad will come or not come anyway.”

“The essentials," I answered, "are to learn to shape God with forethought, care, and work; to educate and benefit their community, their families, and themselves; and to contribute to the fulfillment of the Destiny.”

“He could not tell her that he was angry because she did not love him. Even he could not utter such foolishness. Certainly, he did not love her. He did not love anyone except perhaps Isaac and a very few of his other children. Yet he wanted Anyanwu to be like his many other women and treat him like a god in human form, competing for his attention no matter how repugnant his latest body nor even whether he might be looking for a new body. They knew he took women almost as readily as he took men. Especially, he took women who had already given him what he wanted of them--usually several children. They served him and never thought they might be his next victims. Someone else. Not them.”