A man who can't read only knows what other folks tell him.
Orson Scott Card
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“Before we are citizens, he thought, we are children, and it is as children that we come to understand freedom and authority, liberty and duty. I have done my duty. I have bowed to authority. Mostly. And now, like Russia, I can set aside those burdens for a little while and see what happens.” Orson Scott Card
Citizenship, Childhood, Freedom, Authority, Duty, Personal Exploration
Orson Scott Card Citizenship, Childhood, Freedom, Authority, Duty, Personal Exploration“Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Creativity, Discipline, Time, Productivity, Artistic Process
Orson Scott Card Writing, Creativity, Discipline, Time, Productivity, Artistic Process“The only people who ever prize purity of ignorance are those who profit from a monopoly on knowledge.” Orson Scott Card
Ignorance, Knowledge, Power, Profit, Intellectual Monopoly, Social Control
Orson Scott Card Ignorance, Knowledge, Power, Profit, Intellectual Monopoly, Social Control“While you're governing the colony and I'm writing political philosophy, They'll never guess that in the darkness of night we sneak into each other's room and play checkers and have pillow fights.” Orson Scott Card
Duality, Secret Life, Playfulness, Public Persona, Private Joy, Unexpected Behavior
Orson Scott Card Duality, Secret Life, Playfulness, Public Persona, Private Joy, Unexpected Behavior“The Lord took twice the time making thee, Alvin Smith, cause it took that long to put the mischief in.” Orson Scott Card
Creation, Individuality, Mischief, Divine Humor, Character, Uniqueness
Orson Scott Card Creation, Individuality, Mischief, Divine Humor, Character, Uniqueness“For children love is a feeling; for adults, it is a decision. Children wait to learn if their love is true by seeing how long it lasts; adults make their love true by never wavering from their commitment.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Maturity, Commitment, Choice, Emotional Growth, Relationship Wisdom
Orson Scott Card Love, Maturity, Commitment, Choice, Emotional Growth, Relationship Wisdom“So I want to ask you a hypothetical question. My favorite kind. Next to rhetorical ones. I can nap equally well through either kind.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Questions, Sleep, Sarcasm, Intellectual Discourse, Personal Preference
Orson Scott Card Humor, Questions, Sleep, Sarcasm, Intellectual Discourse, Personal Preference“The bigger a man is, the more people he serves," said the Prophet. "A small man serves himself. Bigger is to serve your family. Bigger is to serve your tribe. Then your people. Biggest of all, to serve all men, and all lands.” Orson Scott Card
Service, Greatness, Selflessness, Humanity, Moral Growth, Social Responsibility
Orson Scott Card Service, Greatness, Selflessness, Humanity, Moral Growth, Social Responsibility“A man who can't read only knows what other folks tell him.” Orson Scott Card
Literacy, Knowledge, Independence, Education, Information, Critical Thinking
Orson Scott Card Literacy, Knowledge, Independence, Education, Information, Critical Thinking“I taught you everything you know. But I didn't teach you everything I know.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Teaching, Wisdom, Secrets, Mentorship, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Teaching, Wisdom, Secrets, Mentorship, Personal Growth“Why else do we read fiction, anyway? Not to be impressed by somebody's dazzling language – or at least I hope that's not our reason. I think that most of us read these stories that we know are not 'true' because we're hungry for another kind of truth: The mythic truth about human nature in general, the particular truth about those life-communities that define our own identity, and the most specific truth of all: our own self-story.” Orson Scott Card
Fiction, Truth, Human Nature, Identity, Self-discovery, Literary Purpose
Orson Scott Card Fiction, Truth, Human Nature, Identity, Self-discovery, Literary Purpose“Unless he's really clever," said Theresa. "Smarter than us?" said Peter. He and John Paul looked at each other. Then both of them shook their heads, said, "Naw," and then burst out laughing.” Orson Scott Card
Intelligence, Arrogance, Humor, Confidence, Self Assessment, Group Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Intelligence, Arrogance, Humor, Confidence, Self Assessment, Group Dynamics“A regime that wraps itself in the flag of truth fears truth most of all, for if its story is falsified to the slightest degree, its authority is gone.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Authority, Propaganda, Politics, Power, Social Control
Orson Scott Card Truth, Authority, Propaganda, Politics, Power, Social Control“Don't win loyalty, just obedience, and only while the lash is in the room.” Orson Scott Card
Loyalty, Obedience, Leadership, Fear, Power Dynamics, Coercive Control
Orson Scott Card Loyalty, Obedience, Leadership, Fear, Power Dynamics, Coercive Control“Fiction, because it is not about somebody who actually lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about oneself.” Orson Scott Card
Fiction, Self, Possibility, Reality, Personal Interpretation, Narrative Potential
Orson Scott Card Fiction, Self, Possibility, Reality, Personal Interpretation, Narrative Potential“It is possible to have words come to your mind, and still refrain from speaking them aloud.” Orson Scott Card
Self-control, Communication, Restraint, Wisdom, Thoughts, Social Skills
Orson Scott Card Self-control, Communication, Restraint, Wisdom, Thoughts, Social Skills“But I'm three times your age or more and my brain is worn out and full up. I don't have much room to tuck new things square inside; they just cling to the outside for a while and drop off.” Orson Scott Card
Age, Learning, Memory, Wisdom, Cognitive Limitations, Life Experience
Orson Scott Card Age, Learning, Memory, Wisdom, Cognitive Limitations, Life Experience“When both parties are lying and they both know the other party's lying, it comes powerful close to being the same thing as telling the truth.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Lies, Communication, Mutual Understanding, Social Dynamics, Paradox
Orson Scott Card Truth, Lies, Communication, Mutual Understanding, Social Dynamics, Paradox