Alai suddenly kissed Ender on the cheek and whispered in his ear, "Salaam." Then, red-faced, he turned away and walked to his own bed at the back of the barracks. Ender guessed that the kiss and the word were somehow forbidden. A suppressed religion, perhaps. Or maybe the word had some private and powerful meaning for Alai alone.
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Friendship, Culture, Religion, Intimacy, Secrecy, Cultural Differences
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“People talk about fools counting chickens before they hatch. That's nothing. We name them.” Orson Scott Card
Optimism, Planning, Humor, Relationships, Expectations, Future Thinking
Orson Scott Card Optimism, Planning, Humor, Relationships, Expectations, Future Thinking“See how ignorant you are? You don't even know why you need to know the things you don't know yet.” Orson Scott Card
Ignorance, Knowledge, Learning, Self-awareness, Education, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Ignorance, Knowledge, Learning, Self-awareness, Education, Personal Growth“One bachelor is an irritation. Ten thousand bachelors are a war.” Orson Scott Card
Bachelors, War, Society, Humor, Social Commentary, Demographic Impact
Orson Scott Card Bachelors, War, Society, Humor, Social Commentary, Demographic Impact“Being young is an 18 year prison sentence for a crime your parents committed. But you do get time off for good behavior.” Orson Scott Card
Youth, Parenthood, Humor, Freedom, Responsibility, Generational Conflict
Orson Scott Card Youth, Parenthood, Humor, Freedom, Responsibility, Generational Conflict“Your ego-depletion seems problematically difficult to assuage.” Orson Scott Card
Psychology, Ego, Difficulty, Self Control, Mental Fatigue, Academic Jargon
Orson Scott Card Psychology, Ego, Difficulty, Self Control, Mental Fatigue, Academic Jargon“We do what we must to earn our place in the community, but we live for the hours at home. For each other, for the children. It will never get me written up in the history books.” Orson Scott Card
Community, Family, Priorities, Sacrifice, Personal Fulfillment, Historical Insignificance
Orson Scott Card Community, Family, Priorities, Sacrifice, Personal Fulfillment, Historical Insignificance“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“As a species, we have evolved to survive. And the way we do it is by straining and straining and, at last, every few generations, giving birth to genius. The one who invents the wheel. And light. And flight. The one who builds a city, a nation, an empire.” Orson Scott Card
Evolution, Genius, Innovation, Progress, Human Potential, Societal Advancement
Orson Scott Card Evolution, Genius, Innovation, Progress, Human Potential, Societal Advancement“When you really know somebody you can't hate them. Or maybe it's just that you can't really know them until you stop hating them.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Hate, Understanding, Relationships, Emotional Barriers, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Hate, Understanding, Relationships, Emotional Barriers, Personal Growth“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“Since when do you have to tell the enemy when he has won.” Orson Scott Card
Strategy, Victory, Communication, Warfare, Deception, Psychological Warfare
Orson Scott Card Strategy, Victory, Communication, Warfare, Deception, Psychological Warfare“It is the essence of dignity to pretend to desire what you cannot prevent.” Orson Scott Card
Dignity, Desire, Acceptance, Stoicism, Self Control, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Dignity, Desire, Acceptance, Stoicism, Self Control, Philosophical Observation“It's simple. Nothing exists except in relation to something else.” Orson Scott Card
Philosophy, Relativity, Existence, Perception, Interconnectedness, Metaphysics
Orson Scott Card Philosophy, Relativity, Existence, Perception, Interconnectedness, Metaphysics“I have never resisted the lord in my life, and I never will. But I'm not so hungry for dialogue with him that I have to make up his part as well as my own.” Orson Scott Card
Faith, Resistance, Dialogue, God, Religious Devotion, Spiritual Independence
Orson Scott Card Faith, Resistance, Dialogue, God, Religious Devotion, Spiritual Independence“Isolation is the optimum environment for creativity.” Orson Scott Card
Creativity, Isolation, Environment, Artistic Process, Solitude, Inspiration
Orson Scott Card Creativity, Isolation, Environment, Artistic Process, Solitude, Inspiration“You want to make me the best soldier possible. Go down and look at the standings. Look at the all-time standings. So far you're doing an excellent job with me. Congratulations. Now when are you going to put me up against a good army?” Orson Scott Card
Ambition, Challenge, Competition, Excellence, Self-confidence, Military Training
Orson Scott Card Ambition, Challenge, Competition, Excellence, Self-confidence, Military Training“This emotion I'm feeling now, this is love, right?” Orson Scott Card
Love, Uncertainty, Emotions, Self Awareness, Questioning, Human Experience
Orson Scott Card Love, Uncertainty, Emotions, Self Awareness, Questioning, Human Experience“If he was a good man, how could he leave me? So he must not be a good man. But if he isn't good, then why does it hurt so much to lose him?” Orson Scott Card
Love, Morality, Loss, Pain, Cognitive Dissonance, Emotional Reasoning
Orson Scott Card Love, Morality, Loss, Pain, Cognitive Dissonance, Emotional Reasoning“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“You don't understand," he said. "Yes I do." "No you don't. I don't want to beat Peter." "Then what do you want?" "I want him to love me." She had no answer. As far as she knew, Peter didn't love anybody. Ender said nothing more. Just lay there.” Orson Scott Card
Sibling Rivalry, Love, Understanding, Emotional Needs, Family Dynamics, Vulnerability
Orson Scott Card Sibling Rivalry, Love, Understanding, Emotional Needs, Family Dynamics, Vulnerability