I want to be the kind of boy you are, thought Bean. But I don't want to go through what you've been through to get there.
Orson Scott Card
Admiration, Growth, Suffering, Aspiration, Character Development, Empathy
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“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“It just gripes me hollow, the way God always sneaks in to take the credit.” Orson Scott Card
God, Credit, Frustration, Atheism, Human Achievement, Religious Skepticism
Orson Scott Card God, Credit, Frustration, Atheism, Human Achievement, Religious Skepticism“The story is one that you and I will construct together in your memory. If the story means anything to you at all, then when you remember it afterward, think of it, not as something I created, but rather as something that we made together.” Orson Scott Card
Story, Memory, Collaboration, Meaning, Shared Creation, Reader Engagement
Orson Scott Card Story, Memory, Collaboration, Meaning, Shared Creation, Reader Engagement“I spend all my time thinking things through. It's acting on my thoughts that gets tricky. Which ones should I act on, and which ones should I ignore?” Orson Scott Card
Overthinking, Decision Making, Action, Inaction, Self Doubt, Mental Processes
Orson Scott Card Overthinking, Decision Making, Action, Inaction, Self Doubt, Mental Processes“Good people aren't good because they never cause harm to others. They're good because they treat others the best way they know how, with the understanding that they have.” Orson Scott Card
Goodness, Morality, Intention, Understanding, Human Imperfection, Ethical Behavior
Orson Scott Card Goodness, Morality, Intention, Understanding, Human Imperfection, Ethical Behavior“The world was full of locked doors, and he had to get his hand on every key.” Orson Scott Card
Curiosity, Ambition, Knowledge, Exploration, Determination, Metaphor
Orson Scott Card Curiosity, Ambition, Knowledge, Exploration, Determination, Metaphor“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“Before we are citizens, we are children, and it is as children that we come to understand freedom and authority, liberty and duty.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Citizenship, Freedom, Duty, Socialization, Political Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Citizenship, Freedom, Duty, Socialization, Political Philosophy“Ender Wiggin isn't a killer. He just wins – thoroughly.” Orson Scott Card
Victory, Morality, Effectiveness, Character, Perception, Unintended Consequences
Orson Scott Card Victory, Morality, Effectiveness, Character, Perception, Unintended Consequences“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“Think like a machine instead of a boy.” Orson Scott Card
Logic, Emotion, Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Human Nature, Cognitive Approach
Orson Scott Card Logic, Emotion, Strategy, Artificial Intelligence, Human Nature, Cognitive Approach“America is an empire that does not wish to be one ; we are easily discouraged from doing what must be done to maintain the global order that allows democracy and prosperity to flourish.” Orson Scott Card
Empire, Responsibility, Democracy, Global Order, Reluctance, American Exceptionalism
Orson Scott Card Empire, Responsibility, Democracy, Global Order, Reluctance, American Exceptionalism“I have never resisted the lord in my life, and I never will. But I'm not so hungry for dialogue with him that I have to make up his part as well as my own.” Orson Scott Card
Faith, Resistance, Dialogue, God, Religious Devotion, Spiritual Independence
Orson Scott Card Faith, Resistance, Dialogue, God, Religious Devotion, Spiritual Independence“It's what I was born for, isn't it? If I don't go, why am I alive?” Orson Scott Card
Purpose, Destiny, Existentialism, Duty, Self-questioning, Life Meaning
Orson Scott Card Purpose, Destiny, Existentialism, Duty, Self-questioning, Life Meaning“Don't lie to me! Don't seem so normal when I know you have cut yourself off from me in your heart! If you can put on our affectionate closeness like a mask, then I'll never be able to take joy in it again.” Orson Scott Card
Honesty, Relationships, Deception, Joy, Emotional Authenticity, Trust Issues
Orson Scott Card Honesty, Relationships, Deception, Joy, Emotional Authenticity, Trust Issues“This emotion I'm feeling now, this is love, right?” Orson Scott Card
Love, Uncertainty, Emotions, Self Awareness, Questioning, Human Experience
Orson Scott Card Love, Uncertainty, Emotions, Self Awareness, Questioning, Human Experience“No point in getting emotional about anything. Being emotional didn't help with survival. What mattered was to learn everything, analyze the situation, choose a course of action, and then move boldly. Know, think, choose, do.” Orson Scott Card
Emotions, Survival, Analysis, Action, Decision-making, Pragmatic Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Emotions, Survival, Analysis, Action, Decision-making, Pragmatic Philosophy“Unfortunately, we live in a time when the media are almost a monoculture.” Orson Scott Card
Media, Diversity, Culture, Criticism, Information, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Media, Diversity, Culture, Criticism, Information, Social Commentary“Thus I began to realize that, as it is, Ender's Game disturbs some people because it challenges their assumptions about reality. In fact, the novel's very clarity may make it more challenging, simply because the story's vision of the world is so relentlessly plain. It was important to her, and to others, to believe that children don't actually think or speak the way the children in Ender's Game think and speak.” Orson Scott Card
Perception, Reality, Assumptions, Childhood, Literary Impact, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Perception, Reality, Assumptions, Childhood, Literary Impact, Social Commentary