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

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

“Better to stay alive," I said. "At least while there's a chance to get free." I thought of the sleeping pills in my bag and wondered just how great a hypocrite I was. It was so easy to advise other people to live with their pain.”

“Let them see that you trust them & let them solve their own problems, make their own decisions.Do that & they will commit their lives to you. Bully the, control them out of fear or malice or just for your own convenience, & after a while you'll have to spend all your time thinking for them, controlling them, & stifling their resentment.”

“Civilization is the way one's own people live. Savagery is the way foreigners live.”

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

“There is no endTo what a living worldWill demand of you.”