Home » Quote » Octavia E. Butler » „In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn.“ „In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn.“ — Octavia E. Butler Related quotes „you must be ready to burn yourself in your own flame;how could you rise anew if you have not first become ashes?“ — Friedrich Nietzsche „she told me she'd be a phoenix." The image of the mythical creature rising from the ashes glitters in my mind. "They don't really exist." "She said that depends on whether or not there's someone who can see them.“ — Jodi Picoult „Nor shall this peace sleep with her; but as whenThe bird of wonder dies, the maiden phoenix,Her ashes new-create another heirAs great in admiration as herself.“ — William Shakespeare