All these uses a valid; all these reading of the book are "correct". For all these readers have placed themselves inside this story, not as spectators, but as participants, and so have looked at the world of Ender's Game, not with my eyes only, but also with their own.
Orson Scott Card
Interpretation, Reading, Participation, Perspective, Literary Engagement, Reader Response
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“Keep this in mind – it only works because what's between you, that's real, that's what matters. Billions of those connections between human beings. That's what you're fighting to keep alive.” Orson Scott Card
Connection, Humanity, Reality, Survival, Human Bond, Emotional Resilience
Orson Scott Card Connection, Humanity, Reality, Survival, Human Bond, Emotional Resilience“What else should you be? Human beings didn't evolve brains in order to lie around on lakes. Killing's the first thing we learned. And a good thing we did, or we'd be dead, and the tigers would own the earth.” Orson Scott Card
Evolution, Violence, Survival, Human Nature, Intelligence, Predation
Orson Scott Card Evolution, Violence, Survival, Human Nature, Intelligence, Predation“Everybody thinks Hitler got to power because of his armies, because they were willing to kill, and that's partly true, because in the real world power is always built on the threat of death and dishonor. But mostly he got to power on words, on the right words at the right time.” Orson Scott Card
Power, Words, Hitler, History, Political Manipulation, Rhetorical Influence
Orson Scott Card Power, Words, Hitler, History, Political Manipulation, Rhetorical Influence“Science isn't done by consensus. It's done by rigorous testing.” Orson Scott Card
Science, Consensus, Testing, Methodology, Truth Seeking, Empirical Approach
Orson Scott Card Science, Consensus, Testing, Methodology, Truth Seeking, Empirical Approach“Take me home, he said silently to Graff. In my dream you said you loved me. Take me home.” Orson Scott Card
Longing, Home, Love, Dreams, Childhood, Emotional Need
Orson Scott Card Longing, Home, Love, Dreams, Childhood, Emotional Need“My own feeling is that human happiness is a very random thing, and bestows itself willy-nilly, and there's not much deserving about the matter.” Orson Scott Card
Happiness, Randomness, Fate, Deserving, Life Philosophy, Human Condition
Orson Scott Card Happiness, Randomness, Fate, Deserving, Life Philosophy, Human Condition“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“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“The only process you've mastered is the process of elimination, and the only reason you've mastered that is because you can do it in the toilet.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Insult, Competence, Bodily Functions, Sarcasm, Criticism
Orson Scott Card Humor, Insult, Competence, Bodily Functions, Sarcasm, Criticism“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“Bean could see the hunger in their eyes. Not the regular hunger, for food, but the real hunger, the deep hunger, for family, for love, for belonging.” Orson Scott Card
Hunger, Longing, Family, Love, Belonging, Human Needs
Orson Scott Card Hunger, Longing, Family, Love, Belonging, Human Needs“We need you to help us figure out how you can help us.” Orson Scott Card
Assistance, Confusion, Circular Logic, Communication, Problem Solving, Bureaucracy
Orson Scott Card Assistance, Confusion, Circular Logic, Communication, Problem Solving, Bureaucracy“There's a sort of rage a man feels when he's been deceived where he most trusted. It compares to no other anger.” Orson Scott Card
Betrayal, Trust, Anger, Emotions, Relationships, Psychological Insight
Orson Scott Card Betrayal, Trust, Anger, Emotions, Relationships, Psychological Insight“The only teacher that's worth anything to you is your enemy.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Adversity, Growth, Enemies, Self Improvement, Unconventional Wisdom
Orson Scott Card Learning, Adversity, Growth, Enemies, Self Improvement, Unconventional Wisdom“I am a creature of chemicals.” Orson Scott Card
Chemicals, Identity, Biology, Self-perception, Scientific Reductionism, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Chemicals, Identity, Biology, Self-perception, Scientific Reductionism, Human Nature“Whenever the law gets its hands on you, those who use the law to their own advantage will also turn it against you. Don't put your trust in the laws of men, Alvin. They were designed by strong men to improve their power over weaker ones.” Orson Scott Card
Law, Power, Justice, Corruption, Social Criticism, Advice
Orson Scott Card Law, Power, Justice, Corruption, Social Criticism, Advice“Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us like mice.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Adulthood, Perception, Age, Societal Norms, Condescension
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Adulthood, Perception, Age, Societal Norms, Condescension“The world is always a democracy in times of flux, and the man with the best voice will win.” Orson Scott Card
Democracy, Change, Leadership, Persuasion, Power, Social Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Democracy, Change, Leadership, Persuasion, Power, Social Dynamics