All he had to do was watch the game and understand how things worked, and then he could use the system, and even excel.
Orson Scott Card
Observation, Understanding, Strategy, Success, Systemic Knowledge, Personal Advancement
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“Oh no, real life is escape. The great terrors, the horrors – we hope – of your life come from reading fiction.” Orson Scott Card
Reality, Fiction, Escape, Fear, Imagination, Literary Impact
Orson Scott Card Reality, Fiction, Escape, Fear, Imagination, Literary Impact“Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.” Orson Scott Card
Words, Silence, Wisdom, Self-control, Introspection, Personal Value
Orson Scott Card Words, Silence, Wisdom, Self-control, Introspection, Personal Value“Life is a suicide mission.” Orson Scott Card
Life, Mortality, Purpose, Fatalism, Existential Dread, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Life, Mortality, Purpose, Fatalism, Existential Dread, Philosophical Perspective“Unfortunately, we live in a time when the media are almost a monoculture.” Orson Scott Card
Media, Diversity, Culture, Criticism, Information, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Media, Diversity, Culture, Criticism, Information, Social Commentary“You're a monster. Thanks. Does this mean I get a raise? No, just a medal. The budget isn't inexhaustable.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Morality, Bureaucracy, Recognition, Sarcasm, Workplace Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Humor, Morality, Bureaucracy, Recognition, Sarcasm, Workplace Dynamics“That night Demosthenes published a scathing denunciation of the population limitation laws. People should be allowed to have as many children as they like, and the surplus population should be sent to other worlds, to spread mankind so far across the galaxy that no disaster, no invasion could ever threaten the human race with annihilation. "The most noble title any child can have," Demosthenes wrote, "is Third."” Orson Scott Card
Population Control, Freedom, Space Colonization, Survival, Political Commentary, Human Expansion
Orson Scott Card Population Control, Freedom, Space Colonization, Survival, Political Commentary, Human Expansion“Ender nodded. It was a lie, of course, that it wouldn't hurt a bit. But since adults always said it when it was going to hurt, he could count on that statement as an accurate prediction of the future. Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.” Orson Scott Card
Lies, Truth, Pain, Prediction, Childhood Wisdom, Ironic Reliability
Orson Scott Card Lies, Truth, Pain, Prediction, Childhood Wisdom, Ironic Reliability“That is the ultimate power, to stare death in the face and be unafraid.” Orson Scott Card
Death, Power, Fear, Courage, Existential Strength, Psychological Fortitude
Orson Scott Card Death, Power, Fear, Courage, Existential Strength, Psychological Fortitude“Who would I be, if other good souls did not make up for my shortcomings?” Orson Scott Card
Self Reflection, Interdependence, Gratitude, Personal Growth, Community, Humility
Orson Scott Card Self Reflection, Interdependence, Gratitude, Personal Growth, Community, Humility“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“Order and disorder', said the speaker, 'they each have their beauty.” Orson Scott Card
Order, Disorder, Beauty, Duality, Aesthetic Philosophy, Universal Balance
Orson Scott Card Order, Disorder, Beauty, Duality, Aesthetic Philosophy, Universal Balance“No human being, when you understand his desires, is worthless. No one's life is nothing. Even the most evil of men and women, if you understand their hearts, had some generous act that redeems them, at least a little, from their sins.” Orson Scott Card
Humanity, Worth, Understanding, Redemption, Moral Complexity, Empathy
Orson Scott Card Humanity, Worth, Understanding, Redemption, Moral Complexity, Empathy“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“The story itself, the true story, is the one that the audience members create in their minds, guided and shaped by my text, but then transformed, elucidated, expanded, edited, and clarified by their own experience, their own desires, their own hopes and fears.” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Interpretation, Audience, Creativity, Personal Experience, Literary Theory
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Interpretation, Audience, Creativity, Personal Experience, Literary Theory“If it isn't a wonderful story first, who cares how "important" it is?” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Importance, Quality, Priority, Narrative Value, Literary Merit
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Importance, Quality, Priority, Narrative Value, Literary Merit“Those eyes had seen people weep, and had cared, and had hurt them again anyway. It's a look that no human eyes should ever have.” Orson Scott Card
Empathy, Cruelty, Humanity, Suffering, Moral Complexity, Psychological Trauma
Orson Scott Card Empathy, Cruelty, Humanity, Suffering, Moral Complexity, Psychological Trauma“Good people aren't good because they never cause harm to others. They're good because they treat others the best way they know how, with the understanding that they have.” Orson Scott Card
Goodness, Morality, Intention, Understanding, Human Imperfection, Ethical Behavior
Orson Scott Card Goodness, Morality, Intention, Understanding, Human Imperfection, Ethical Behavior“Love is finding that the things you like best about yourself are not in you at all, but in the person who completes you.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Self Discovery, Relationships, Completion, Personal Growth, Romantic Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Love, Self Discovery, Relationships, Completion, Personal Growth, Romantic Philosophy