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
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“Once you understand what people really want, you can't hate them anymore. You can fear them, but you can't hate them, because you can always find the same desires in your own heart.” Orson Scott Card
Understanding, Hate, Fear, Desire, Human Commonality, Emotional Insight
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Hate, Fear, Desire, Human Commonality, Emotional Insight“I am especially grateful, however, to have known the fifties, before we began to poison our own civilization - or at least before the effects of the poison began to be felt.” Orson Scott Card
Nostalgia, Societal Change, Gratitude, Cultural Criticism, Historical Perspective, Personal Reflection
Orson Scott Card Nostalgia, Societal Change, Gratitude, Cultural Criticism, Historical Perspective, Personal Reflection“Sickness and healing are in every heart; death and deliverance in every hand.” Orson Scott Card
Duality, Human Nature, Mortality, Hope, Suffering, Redemption
Orson Scott Card Duality, Human Nature, Mortality, Hope, Suffering, Redemption“A duel is just two murders who agree to take turns trying to kill each other.” Orson Scott Card
Violence, Agreement, Morality, Perspective, Social Critique, Dark Humor
Orson Scott Card Violence, Agreement, Morality, Perspective, Social Critique, Dark Humor“Parents always make their worst mistakes with their oldest children. That's when parents know the least and care the most, so they're more likely to be wrong and also more likely to insist that they're right.” Orson Scott Card
Parenting, Mistakes, Learning, Stubbornness, Care, Family Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Parenting, Mistakes, Learning, Stubbornness, Care, Family Dynamics“Nights were so real that days began to seem dreamlike to him.” Orson Scott Card
Reality, Perception, Dreams, Consciousness, Psychological State, Altered Reality
Orson Scott Card Reality, Perception, Dreams, Consciousness, Psychological State, Altered Reality“Isn't that what it means to be civilized? That you can wait to get what you want?” Orson Scott Card
Civilization, Patience, Desire, Restraint, Social Evolution, Delayed Gratification
Orson Scott Card Civilization, Patience, Desire, Restraint, Social Evolution, Delayed Gratification“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“Ender, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I know how it feels. I'm sorry, I'm your brother. I love you.” Orson Scott Card
Apology, Empathy, Brotherhood, Love, Reconciliation, Emotional Vulnerability
Orson Scott Card Apology, Empathy, Brotherhood, Love, Reconciliation, Emotional Vulnerability“Before we are citizens, we are children, and it is as children that we come to understand freedom and authority, liberty and duty.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Citizenship, Freedom, Duty, Socialization, Political Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Citizenship, Freedom, Duty, Socialization, Political Philosophy“Power will always end up with the sort of people who crave it.” Orson Scott Card
Power, Ambition, Corruption, Leadership, Human Nature, Political Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Power, Ambition, Corruption, Leadership, Human Nature, Political Dynamics“I will love you forever, he thought. I am lying, he thought, and this time he was right.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Deception, Honesty, Self Awareness, Internal Conflict, Emotional Complexity
Orson Scott Card Love, Deception, Honesty, Self Awareness, Internal Conflict, Emotional Complexity“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“Buut how to fight with singers, how to win a gift that could only be given freely- those were questions whose answers could not be found.” Orson Scott Card
Conflict, Art, Freedom, Gift Giving, Philosophical Questions, Paradox
Orson Scott Card Conflict, Art, Freedom, Gift Giving, Philosophical Questions, Paradox“It was the waiting and watching that cost the most. For during that time he had to endure.” Orson Scott Card
Waiting, Endurance, Patience, Suffering, Psychological Toll, Personal Strength
Orson Scott Card Waiting, Endurance, Patience, Suffering, Psychological Toll, Personal Strength“Running was the way he dreamed. Having never been in control of his life, his idea of freedom was simply to break free. He dreamed of being at the mercy of the wind, carried aloft and blown here and there, a life of true randomness instead of always being part of someone else's purpose.” Orson Scott Card
Freedom, Dreams, Control, Randomness, Personal Autonomy, Escapist Fantasy
Orson Scott Card Freedom, Dreams, Control, Randomness, Personal Autonomy, Escapist Fantasy“The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistakes as soon as they recognize them.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Mistakes, Learning, Growth, Self Improvement, Error Correction
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Mistakes, Learning, Growth, Self Improvement, Error Correction“That's the problem with winning right from the start, thought Ender. you lose friends.” Orson Scott Card
Winning, Friendship, Success, Loneliness, Social Consequences, Early Achievement
Orson Scott Card Winning, Friendship, Success, Loneliness, Social Consequences, Early Achievement