Don't we all manipulate people? Even if we openly ask them to make a choice, don't we try to frame it so they'll choose as we think they should?
Orson Scott Card
Manipulation, Choice, Influence, Human Nature, Free Will, Social Dynamics
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“Personal humiliation was painful. Humiliation of one's family was much worse. Humiliation of one's social status was agony to bear. But humiliation of one's nation was the most excruciating of human miseries.” Orson Scott Card
Humiliation, Family, Society, Nation, Personal Pride, Social Hierarchy
Orson Scott Card Humiliation, Family, Society, Nation, Personal Pride, Social Hierarchy“They prayed for it, they want it, but when they got it, they complained.” Orson Scott Card
Human Nature, Satisfaction, Desire, Irony, Expectations, Ingratitude
Orson Scott Card Human Nature, Satisfaction, Desire, Irony, Expectations, Ingratitude“Maybe knowing about craziness means you don't have to fall for it.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Madness, Self-awareness, Mental Health, Psychological Insight, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Madness, Self-awareness, Mental Health, Psychological Insight, Personal Growth“If you had any brains, you'd be in a real career, like selling life insurance.” Orson Scott Card
Career, Intelligence, Sarcasm, Societal Expectations, Ambition, Life Choices
Orson Scott Card Career, Intelligence, Sarcasm, Societal Expectations, Ambition, Life Choices“Folks always seemed to think that as long as they didn't know about something bad, it wasn't happening, so whoever told them actually caused it to be true.” Orson Scott Card
Ignorance, Denial, Truth, Responsibility, Social Perception, Psychological Defense
Orson Scott Card Ignorance, Denial, Truth, Responsibility, Social Perception, Psychological Defense“I know because I was also broken as a child and forced to become a wicked conniving selfish manipulating monster in order to protect the fragile love-hungry girl who would have been destroyed by the life I had to lead.” Orson Scott Card
Trauma, Survival, Adaptation, Childhood, Self Protection, Psychological Damage
Orson Scott Card Trauma, Survival, Adaptation, Childhood, Self Protection, Psychological Damage“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“No, the hurts of the mind were too strange, too invisible, too magical to hope for the same kind of tolerance and help from even the best of people. It frightens me, thought DeAnne. Why should I expect others to be better than I am?” Orson Scott Card
Mental Health, Empathy, Understanding, Human Limitations, Self-reflection, Social Expectations
Orson Scott Card Mental Health, Empathy, Understanding, Human Limitations, Self-reflection, Social Expectations“And anyway most people are idiots. They don't care about the why. They only care about what threatens them.” Orson Scott Card
Cynicism, Intelligence, Threat, Understanding, Human Nature, Social Criticism
Orson Scott Card Cynicism, Intelligence, Threat, Understanding, Human Nature, Social Criticism“The opposite of the happy ending is not actually the sad ending-the sad ending is sometimes the happy ending. The opposite of the happy ending is actually the unsatisfying ending.” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Satisfaction, Expectations, Narrative Theory, Emotional Impact, Literary Criticism
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Satisfaction, Expectations, Narrative Theory, Emotional Impact, Literary Criticism“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“Fatherhood to us was an act of passion, soon forgot; but not to Orem ap Avonap. Never guessing that the blond and happy farmer was no blood of his, Orem had taken a part of that simple man into himself and saved it for this time. At any time in the Palace he might run by, Youth on this shoulders or, as time went by, toddling along behind.” Orson Scott Card
Fatherhood, Adoption, Love, Legacy, Personal Growth, Emotional Connection
Orson Scott Card Fatherhood, Adoption, Love, Legacy, Personal Growth, Emotional Connection“We live in a time when moderates are treated worse than extremists, being punished as if they were more fanatical than the actual fanatics.” Orson Scott Card
Moderation, Extremism, Politics, Society, Ideological Polarization, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Moderation, Extremism, Politics, Society, Ideological Polarization, Social Commentary“They also knew that Ender trusted them to do as they judged best when he gave them no orders.” Orson Scott Card
Trust, Leadership, Autonomy, Judgment, Team Dynamics, Implicit Understanding
Orson Scott Card Trust, Leadership, Autonomy, Judgment, Team Dynamics, Implicit Understanding“I don't care how much you eat, Ender, self-cannibalism won't get you out of this school.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Desperation, Escape, Determination, Absurdity, Dark Comedy
Orson Scott Card Humor, Desperation, Escape, Determination, Absurdity, Dark Comedy“Good people do not let others suffer needlessly.” Orson Scott Card
Morality, Compassion, Suffering, Responsibility, Ethics, Human Decency
Orson Scott Card Morality, Compassion, Suffering, Responsibility, Ethics, Human Decency“Science fiction is about what could be but isn't; fantasy is about what couldn't be.” Orson Scott Card
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Genre, Possibility, Imagination, Literary Definition
Orson Scott Card Science Fiction, Fantasy, Genre, Possibility, Imagination, Literary Definition“If pigs could vote, the man with the slop bucket would be elected swineherd every time, no matter how much slaughtering he did on the side.” Orson Scott Card
Politics, Manipulation, Power, Voting, Short Sightedness, Animal Metaphor
Orson Scott Card Politics, Manipulation, Power, Voting, Short Sightedness, Animal Metaphor