Finished reading: Parable of the Sower: A Graphic Novel Adaptation by Octavia E. Butler đź“š
A glimpse into a not-too-alternate feeling universe.
Civilization is to groups what intelligence is to individuals. It is a means of combining the intelligence of many to achieve ongoing group adaptation…When civilization fails to serve, it must disintegrate unless it is acted upon by unifying internal or external forces.
All successful life is
Adaptable
Opportunistic
Tenacious
Interconnected, and
Fecund.
From what I’ve read, the world goes crazy every three or four decades. The trick is surviving until it turns sane again.
Humans are good at creating hells. Even out of riches.
“God is pliable—trickster, teacher, chaos, clay.