I didn't know how you'd get us out of that last one. But you did. You were good.
Orson Scott Card
Admiration, Problem Solving, Success, Surprise, Competence, Leadership
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Adversity | Class | Hatred | Generational Conflict | Acceptance | Humility | Human Factor | Encouragement | Artistic Journey | Surprise | Impossibility | Madness | Intellectual Criticism | Unhappiness | Knowledge | Pressure | Self-improvement | Psychological Fortitude | Unconditional Love | Ideological Polarization | More
More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“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“Your ego-depletion seems problematically difficult to assuage.” Orson Scott Card
Psychology, Ego, Difficulty, Self Control, Mental Fatigue, Academic Jargon
Orson Scott Card Psychology, Ego, Difficulty, Self Control, Mental Fatigue, Academic Jargon“Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others, and hold the hearts of others as the treasure most dear.” Orson Scott Card
Legacy, Happiness, Impact, Relationships, Values, Life Purpose
Orson Scott Card Legacy, Happiness, Impact, Relationships, Values, Life Purpose“We care about moral issues, nobility, decency, happiness, goodness – the issues that matter in the real world, but which can only be addressed, in their purity, in fiction.” Orson Scott Card
Morality, Fiction, Reality, Idealism, Human Values, Literary Exploration
Orson Scott Card Morality, Fiction, Reality, Idealism, Human Values, Literary Exploration“Then the raft rocked, and she turned to see Ender calmly crushing the life out of the wasp with one finger. "These are a nasty breed," Ender said. "They sting you without waiting to be insulted first."” Orson Scott Card
Violence, Nature, Self-defense, Pragmatism, Character Insight, Metaphorical Observation
Orson Scott Card Violence, Nature, Self-defense, Pragmatism, Character Insight, Metaphorical Observation“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“You want to make me the best soldier possible. Go down and look at the standings. Look at the all-time standings. So far you're doing an excellent job with me. Congratulations. Now when are you going to put me up against a good army?” Orson Scott Card
Ambition, Challenge, Competition, Excellence, Self-confidence, Military Training
Orson Scott Card Ambition, Challenge, Competition, Excellence, Self-confidence, Military Training“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“We don't read novels to have an experience like life. Heck, we're living lives, complete with all the incompleteness. We turn to fiction to have an author assure us that it means something.” Orson Scott Card
Fiction, Meaning, Life, Reading, Literary Purpose, Existential Comfort
Orson Scott Card Fiction, Meaning, Life, Reading, Literary Purpose, Existential Comfort“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“Sometimes you have to trust people enough to let them succeed and love them enough to let them fail.” Orson Scott Card
Trust, Love, Success, Failure, Personal Growth, Leadership
Orson Scott Card Trust, Love, Success, Failure, Personal Growth, Leadership“If you read to your kids you'll make readers out of them, partly because they'll associate reading with good parent time.” Orson Scott Card
Reading, Parenting, Childhood, Association, Literacy Development, Family Bonding
Orson Scott Card Reading, Parenting, Childhood, Association, Literacy Development, Family Bonding“In a way she actually preferred Peter to other people because of this. He always acted out of intelligent self-interest.” Orson Scott Card
Preference, Intelligence, Self Interest, Human Nature, Relationships, Pragmatism
Orson Scott Card Preference, Intelligence, Self Interest, Human Nature, Relationships, Pragmatism“Some men are great enough that they can love a whole woman, and not just part of her.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Greatness, Wholeness, Acceptance, Romantic Idealism, Emotional Maturity
Orson Scott Card Love, Greatness, Wholeness, Acceptance, Romantic Idealism, Emotional Maturity“Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day.” Orson Scott Card
Creativity, Observation, Writing, Inspiration, Storytelling, Everyday Life
Orson Scott Card Creativity, Observation, Writing, Inspiration, Storytelling, Everyday Life“Where loyalty bound creatures together, they became something larger, something new and whole and inexplicable.” Orson Scott Card
Loyalty, Unity, Transformation, Relationships, Synergy, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Loyalty, Unity, Transformation, Relationships, Synergy, Philosophical Observation“Five chickens do not make a cow.” Orson Scott Card
Logic, Absurdity, Humor, Comparison, Common Sense, Metaphor
Orson Scott Card Logic, Absurdity, Humor, Comparison, Common Sense, Metaphor“The story itself, the true story, is the one that the audience members create in their minds, guided and shaped by my text, but then transformed, elucidated, expanded, edited, and clarified by their own experience, their own desires, their own hopes and fears.” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Interpretation, Audience, Creativity, Personal Experience, Literary Theory
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Interpretation, Audience, Creativity, Personal Experience, Literary Theory