I carry the seeds of death within me and plant them wherever I linger long enough to love. My parents died so others could live; now I live, so others must die.
Orson Scott Card
Death, Love, Sacrifice, Legacy, Existential Burden, Cyclical Fate
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“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“To have a choice at all is to be free – even when the choice is between two terrible things.” Orson Scott Card
Freedom, Choice, Dilemma, Free Will, Moral Complexity, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Freedom, Choice, Dilemma, Free Will, Moral Complexity, Philosophical Perspective“The lives of all people flow through time, and, regardless of how brutal one moment may be, how filled with grief or pain or fear, time flows through all lives equally.” Orson Scott Card
Time, Suffering, Equality, Life, Perspective, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Time, Suffering, Equality, Life, Perspective, Philosophical Observation“We don't use the word 'intelligence' with software. We regard that as a naive idea. We say that it's 'complex.' Which means that we don't always understand what it's doing.” Orson Scott Card
Artificial Intelligence, Complexity, Understanding, Technology, Semantics, Human Limitations
Orson Scott Card Artificial Intelligence, Complexity, Understanding, Technology, Semantics, Human Limitations“There's a reason why every human society has fiction. It teaches us how to be 'good,' to behave in a way that is for the benefit of the whole community.” Orson Scott Card
Fiction, Society, Morality, Teaching, Cultural Benefit, Social Learning
Orson Scott Card Fiction, Society, Morality, Teaching, Cultural Benefit, Social Learning“War was never so careful as to inflict suffering only where it was merited.” Orson Scott Card
War, Suffering, Justice, Innocence, Collateral Damage, Moral Complexity
Orson Scott Card War, Suffering, Justice, Innocence, Collateral Damage, Moral Complexity“People are never fair, even when they try to be. and few are the ones who try.” Orson Scott Card
Fairness, Human Nature, Effort, Cynicism, Social Observation, Moral Complexity
Orson Scott Card Fairness, Human Nature, Effort, Cynicism, Social Observation, Moral Complexity“Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Creativity, Discipline, Time, Productivity, Artistic Process
Orson Scott Card Writing, Creativity, Discipline, Time, Productivity, Artistic Process“Famous at high school is like being employee of the month at the sanitation department.” Orson Scott Card
Fame, Perspective, Humor, Youth, Relative Success, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Fame, Perspective, Humor, Youth, Relative Success, Social Commentary“Please don't disillusion me. I haven't had breakfast yet.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Disillusionment, Morning, Cynicism, Self Preservation, Emotional State
Orson Scott Card Humor, Disillusionment, Morning, Cynicism, Self Preservation, Emotional State“Remember, the enemy's gate is down.” Orson Scott Card
Perspective, Strategy, Adaptation, Military Tactics, Mental Shift, Problem-solving
Orson Scott Card Perspective, Strategy, Adaptation, Military Tactics, Mental Shift, Problem-solving“Inside us there is a place that is our true self.” Orson Scott Card
Self, Truth, Inner, Identity, Personal Essence, Authentic Core
Orson Scott Card Self, Truth, Inner, Identity, Personal Essence, Authentic Core“Alai suddenly kissed Ender on the cheek and whispered in his ear, "Salaam." Then, red-faced, he turned away and walked to his own bed at the back of the barracks. Ender guessed that the kiss and the word were somehow forbidden. A suppressed religion, perhaps. Or maybe the word had some private and powerful meaning for Alai alone.” Orson Scott Card
Friendship, Culture, Religion, Intimacy, Secrecy, Cultural Differences
Orson Scott Card Friendship, Culture, Religion, Intimacy, Secrecy, Cultural Differences“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“The great forces of history were real, after a fashion. But when you examined them closely, those great forces always came down to the dreams and hungers and judgments of individuals.” Orson Scott Card
History, Individuality, Influence, Motivation, Human Agency, Societal Forces
Orson Scott Card History, Individuality, Influence, Motivation, Human Agency, Societal Forces“I have hope for you, if only because you're the only one left to hope for.” Orson Scott Card
Hope, Desperation, Last Resort, Encouragement, Relationship, Emotional Investment
Orson Scott Card Hope, Desperation, Last Resort, Encouragement, Relationship, Emotional Investment“Oops, I thought. Oops is an all-purpose word standing for every bit of profanity, blasphemy, and pornographic and scatological execration I could think of.” Orson Scott Card
Language, Euphemism, Profanity, Self Censorship, Expression, Linguistic Versatility
Orson Scott Card Language, Euphemism, Profanity, Self Censorship, Expression, Linguistic Versatility“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