Faith doesn't mean you never doubt. It only means you never act upon your doubts.
Orson Scott Card
Faith, Doubt, Action, Belief, Conviction, Religious Philosophy
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“We spend our lives guessing at what's going on inside everybody else, and when we happen to get lucky and guess right, we think we 'understand.' Such nonsense. Even a monkey at a computer will type a word every now and then.” Orson Scott Card
Understanding, Empathy, Communication, Human Perception, Randomness, Social Interaction
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Empathy, Communication, Human Perception, Randomness, Social Interaction“Why else do we read anyway? I think most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not "true" because we're hungry for another kind of truth: The mythic truth about human nature in general, the particular truth about those life-communities that define our own identity, and the most specific truth of all: our own self-real world. Fiction, because it is not about somebody who actually lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about oneself.” Orson Scott Card
Reading, Truth, Fiction, Identity, Self Discovery, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Reading, Truth, Fiction, Identity, Self Discovery, Human Nature“How short life is for fools.” Orson Scott Card
Foolishness, Mortality, Wisdom, Life Lessons, Brevity, Consequences
Orson Scott Card Foolishness, Mortality, Wisdom, Life Lessons, Brevity, Consequences“If desire did not dim the brain, nobody would ever get married, drunk, or fat.” Orson Scott Card
Desire, Rationality, Humor, Human Nature, Impulse Control, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Desire, Rationality, Humor, Human Nature, Impulse Control, Social Commentary“You can't change what you don't understand.” Orson Scott Card
Change, Understanding, Knowledge, Personal Growth, Insight, Self Improvement
Orson Scott Card Change, Understanding, Knowledge, Personal Growth, Insight, Self Improvement“Just because the only way you can maintain control over your bodily passions is to sit straight in your chair, knees together, hands delicately arranged in our lap, fingers tightly intertwined, does not mean that I am required to do the same.” Orson Scott Card
Control, Passion, Individuality, Conformity, Self Expression, Social Norms
Orson Scott Card Control, Passion, Individuality, Conformity, Self Expression, Social Norms“Perhaps every writer who thoroughly creates a fictional world will inevitably create a mirror of his own time and yet also create a world that no one else but him has ever visited...” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Creativity, Reflection, Imagination, Uniqueness, Artistic Creation
Orson Scott Card Writing, Creativity, Reflection, Imagination, Uniqueness, Artistic Creation“A character is what he does, yes – but even more, a character is what he means to do.” Orson Scott Card
Character, Intention, Action, Morality, Identity, Literary Analysis
Orson Scott Card Character, Intention, Action, Morality, Identity, Literary Analysis“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“With life. Rooter says that life is how God gives purpose to the universe.” Orson Scott Card
Life, Purpose, God, Universe, Philosophical Perspective, Existential Meaning
Orson Scott Card Life, Purpose, God, Universe, Philosophical Perspective, Existential Meaning“It's the middle class that feels the luxury of being able to have causes.” Orson Scott Card
Class, Luxury, Causes, Society, Social Activism, Economic Privilege
Orson Scott Card Class, Luxury, Causes, Society, Social Activism, Economic Privilege“Well, how do I know that they don't know the answer unless I ask?” Orson Scott Card
Curiosity, Knowledge, Communication, Inquiry, Learning, Social Interaction
Orson Scott Card Curiosity, Knowledge, Communication, Inquiry, Learning, Social Interaction“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“Human beings do metamorphose. They change their identity constantly. However, each new identity thrives on the delusion that it was always in possession of the body it has just conquered.” Orson Scott Card
Metamorphosis, Identity, Change, Delusion, Psychological Evolution, Self-perception
Orson Scott Card Metamorphosis, Identity, Change, Delusion, Psychological Evolution, Self-perception“When you have faith in something a lot of other people believe then you a member of the church" said Ceas, "When you have faith in something nobody believes, then you a complete wacko.” Orson Scott Card
Faith, Belief, Conformity, Individuality, Social Acceptance, Religious Commentary
Orson Scott Card Faith, Belief, Conformity, Individuality, Social Acceptance, Religious Commentary“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“Isn't it possible, he wondered, for one person to love another without trying to own each other? Or is that buried so deep in our genes that we can never get it out? Territoriality.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Possession, Relationships, Genetics, Human Nature, Emotional Freedom
Orson Scott Card Love, Possession, Relationships, Genetics, Human Nature, Emotional Freedom“Oh, Pipo, I'd be glad for you to try. But do believe me, my dear friend, touching her heart is like bathing in ice" I imagine. I imagine it feels like bathing in ice to the person touching her. But how does it feel to her? Cold as she is, it must surely burn like fire.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Coldness, Perception, Empathy, Emotional Barriers, Paradoxical Feelings
Orson Scott Card Love, Coldness, Perception, Empathy, Emotional Barriers, Paradoxical Feelings