I don't hate you, I love you, you're part of myself, you're my heart and when you go it's my heart torn out and carried away –.
Orson Scott Card
Love, Hate, Attachment, Loss, Emotional Pain, Self Identity
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“But Father has also taught him: Treat a man as if he had a fine reputation to protect, and he will usually endeavor to deserve it.” Orson Scott Card
Reputation, Behavior, Expectation, Human Nature, Wisdom, Social Psychology
Orson Scott Card Reputation, Behavior, Expectation, Human Nature, Wisdom, Social Psychology“Knowing something may be a terrible burden to bear, but it holds no danger to them as aren't afraid of truth.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Truth, Courage, Burden, Wisdom, Fear
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Truth, Courage, Burden, Wisdom, Fear“But the truth is that no person ever understands another, from beginning to end of life, there is no truth that can be known, only the story we imagine to be true, the story they really believe to be true about themselves; and all of them lies.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Understanding, Perception, Self Deception, Relationships, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Truth, Understanding, Perception, Self Deception, Relationships, Human Nature“I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one.” Orson Scott Card
Observation, Judgment, Potential, Destiny, Leadership, Evaluation
Orson Scott Card Observation, Judgment, Potential, Destiny, Leadership, Evaluation“My own feeling is that human happiness is a very random thing, and bestows itself willy-nilly, and there's not much deserving about the matter.” Orson Scott Card
Happiness, Randomness, Fate, Deserving, Life Philosophy, Human Condition
Orson Scott Card Happiness, Randomness, Fate, Deserving, Life Philosophy, Human Condition“I'm just saying things never get so bad we can't do something to make them better.” Orson Scott Card
Optimism, Action, Improvement, Hope, Resilience, Problem Solving
Orson Scott Card Optimism, Action, Improvement, Hope, Resilience, Problem Solving“I want to go home, thought Ender, but I don't know where it is.” Orson Scott Card
Homesickness, Belonging, Identity, Displacement, Longing, Confusion
Orson Scott Card Homesickness, Belonging, Identity, Displacement, Longing, Confusion“I merely observe that all living things are manipulated. As long as there is a will, it is bent and twisted constantly. Only the dead are allowed the luxury of freedom, and then only because they want nothing, and therefore can't be thwarted.” Orson Scott Card
Manipulation, Free Will, Death, Freedom, Desire, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Manipulation, Free Will, Death, Freedom, Desire, Philosophical Observation“Thank you for this, Peter. For dry eyes and silent weeping. You taught me how to hide anything i felt. More than ever, i need that now.” Orson Scott Card
Emotional Control, Gratitude, Survival, Adaptation, Relationships, Psychological Defense
Orson Scott Card Emotional Control, Gratitude, Survival, Adaptation, Relationships, Psychological Defense“There's a sort of rage a man feels when he's been deceived where he most trusted. It compares to no other anger.” Orson Scott Card
Betrayal, Trust, Anger, Emotions, Relationships, Psychological Insight
Orson Scott Card Betrayal, Trust, Anger, Emotions, Relationships, Psychological Insight“All these uses a valid; all these reading of the book are "correct". For all these readers have placed themselves inside this story, not as spectators, but as participants, and so have looked at the world of Ender's Game, not with my eyes only, but also with their own.” Orson Scott Card
Interpretation, Reading, Participation, Perspective, Literary Engagement, Reader Response
Orson Scott Card Interpretation, Reading, Participation, Perspective, Literary Engagement, Reader Response“There are times when you have to defend yourself or someone else against relentless evil. And some of those times the only defense that has any hope of succeeding is a one-time use of brutal, devastating force. At such times good people act brutally.” Orson Scott Card
Defense, Evil, Violence, Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma
Orson Scott Card Defense, Evil, Violence, Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma“Keep this in mind – it only works because what's between you, that's real, that's what matters. Billions of those connections between human beings. That's what you're fighting to keep alive.” Orson Scott Card
Connection, Humanity, Reality, Survival, Human Bond, Emotional Resilience
Orson Scott Card Connection, Humanity, Reality, Survival, Human Bond, Emotional Resilience“The commercial work of today is the classics of tomorrow.” Orson Scott Card
Art, Commercialism, Future, Perspective, Cultural Value, Artistic Legacy
Orson Scott Card Art, Commercialism, Future, Perspective, Cultural Value, Artistic Legacy“We have to go. I'm almost happy here.” Orson Scott Card
Departure, Contentment, Duty, Conflict, Bittersweet, Personal Sacrifice
Orson Scott Card Departure, Contentment, Duty, Conflict, Bittersweet, Personal Sacrifice“Who would I be, if other good souls did not make up for my shortcomings?” Orson Scott Card
Self Reflection, Interdependence, Gratitude, Personal Growth, Community, Humility
Orson Scott Card Self Reflection, Interdependence, Gratitude, Personal Growth, Community, Humility“I've learned all I'm ever going to learn from you.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Relationships, Growth, Finality, Personal Development, Knowledge Limits
Orson Scott Card Learning, Relationships, Growth, Finality, Personal Development, Knowledge Limits“Your work is first, learning is first, winning is everything because without it there is nothing.” Orson Scott Card
Priorities, Learning, Success, Ambition, Life Philosophy, Competitive Drive
Orson Scott Card Priorities, Learning, Success, Ambition, Life Philosophy, Competitive Drive“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“Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be. She thought of that, worried about it for a few days, and then wrote a column using that as a premise, to show that politicians who toadied to the Russians in order to keep the peace would inevitably end up subservient to them in everything.” Orson Scott Card
Identity, Pretense, Transformation, Politics, Influence, Self Fulfilling Prophecy
Orson Scott Card Identity, Pretense, Transformation, Politics, Influence, Self Fulfilling Prophecy