Home » Quote » Octavia E. Butler » „A treeCannot growIn its parents’ shadows.“ „A treeCannot growIn its parents’ shadows.“ — Octavia E. Butler Tags:ParentTree Related quotes „The tree that would grow to heaven must send its roots to hell.“ — Friedrich Nietzsche „Solitary trees, if they grow at all, grow strong.“ — Winston S. Churchill „No tree, it is said, can grow to heaven unless its roots reach down to hell.“ — C.G. Jung „To grow up is to stop putting blame on parents“ — Maya Angelou „You cannot plant greatness as you plant yams or maize. Who ever planted an iroko tree — the greatest tree in the forest? You may collect all the iroko seeds in the world, open the soil and put them there. It will be in vain. The great tree chooses where to grow and we find it there, so it is with the greatness in men.“ — Chinua Achebe