I want to go home, thought Ender, but I don't know where it is.
Orson Scott Card
Homesickness, Belonging, Identity, Displacement, Longing, Confusion
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“I buy way too many books.” Orson Scott Card
Reading, Consumerism, Knowledge, Hobby, Self Awareness, Bibliophilia
Orson Scott Card Reading, Consumerism, Knowledge, Hobby, Self Awareness, Bibliophilia“You don't understand," he said. "Yes I do." "No you don't. I don't want to beat Peter." "Then what do you want?" "I want him to love me." She had no answer. As far as she knew, Peter didn't love anybody. Ender said nothing more. Just lay there.” Orson Scott Card
Sibling Rivalry, Love, Understanding, Emotional Needs, Family Dynamics, Vulnerability
Orson Scott Card Sibling Rivalry, Love, Understanding, Emotional Needs, Family Dynamics, Vulnerability“I've had your tears with mine, and you've had mine with yours. I think that's more intimate even than a kiss.” Orson Scott Card
Intimacy, Empathy, Emotion, Relationships, Connection, Vulnerability
Orson Scott Card Intimacy, Empathy, Emotion, Relationships, Connection, Vulnerability“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“Being young is an 18 year prison sentence for a crime your parents committed. But you do get time off for good behavior.” Orson Scott Card
Youth, Parenthood, Humor, Freedom, Responsibility, Generational Conflict
Orson Scott Card Youth, Parenthood, Humor, Freedom, Responsibility, Generational Conflict“Evil isn't best served by equally evil servants.” Orson Scott Card
Evil, Strategy, Morality, Leadership, Human Nature, Paradox
Orson Scott Card Evil, Strategy, Morality, Leadership, Human Nature, Paradox“In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him. I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves.” Orson Scott Card
Understanding, Enemy, Love, Defeat, Emotional Paradox, Empathetic Insight
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Enemy, Love, Defeat, Emotional Paradox, Empathetic Insight“I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for new writers and new ideas.” Orson Scott Card
Science Fiction, Writing, Innovation, Publishing, Literature, Creative Process
Orson Scott Card Science Fiction, Writing, Innovation, Publishing, Literature, Creative Process“Isn't that what it means to be civilized? That you can wait to get what you want?” Orson Scott Card
Civilization, Patience, Desire, Restraint, Social Evolution, Delayed Gratification
Orson Scott Card Civilization, Patience, Desire, Restraint, Social Evolution, Delayed Gratification“The world is always a democracy in times of flux, and the man with the best voice will win.” Orson Scott Card
Democracy, Change, Leadership, Persuasion, Power, Social Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Democracy, Change, Leadership, Persuasion, Power, Social Dynamics“While you're governing the colony and I'm writing political philosophy, They'll never guess that in the darkness of night we sneak into each other's room and play checkers and have pillow fights.” Orson Scott Card
Duality, Secret Life, Playfulness, Public Persona, Private Joy, Unexpected Behavior
Orson Scott Card Duality, Secret Life, Playfulness, Public Persona, Private Joy, Unexpected Behavior“Sometimes good people have to do terrible things.” Orson Scott Card
Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma, Good Vs Evil, Difficult Choices, Moral Complexity
Orson Scott Card Morality, Necessity, Ethical Dilemma, Good Vs Evil, Difficult Choices, Moral Complexity“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“An interesting side effect of the battle was that Ender emerged at the top of the soldier efficiency list. Since he hadn't fired a shot, he had a perfect record on shooting – no misses at all. And since he had never been eliminated or disabled, his percentage there was excellent. No one else came close. It made a lot of boys laugh, and others were angry, but on the prized efficiency list, Ender was now the leader.” Orson Scott Card
Irony, Success, Competition, Leadership, Unexpected Outcomes, Military Training
Orson Scott Card Irony, Success, Competition, Leadership, Unexpected Outcomes, Military Training“Ender nodded. It was a lie, of course, that it wouldn't hurt a bit. But since adults always said it when it was going to hurt, he could count on that statement as an accurate prediction of the future. Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.” Orson Scott Card
Lies, Truth, Pain, Prediction, Childhood Wisdom, Ironic Reliability
Orson Scott Card Lies, Truth, Pain, Prediction, Childhood Wisdom, Ironic Reliability“When both parties are lying and they both know the other party's lying, it comes powerful close to being the same thing as telling the truth.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Lies, Communication, Mutual Understanding, Social Dynamics, Paradox
Orson Scott Card Truth, Lies, Communication, Mutual Understanding, Social Dynamics, Paradox“Peter, why do I get the idea that you are thinking of this as a golden opportunity for Peter Wiggin?" "For both of us, Val." "Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us like mice." "But we don't think like other children, do we, Val? We don't talk like other children. And above all, we don't write like other children." "For a discussion that began with death threats, Peter, we've strayed from the topic, I think.” Orson Scott Card
Ambition, Youth, Intelligence, Manipulation, Sibling Dynamics, Precocious Children
Orson Scott Card Ambition, Youth, Intelligence, Manipulation, Sibling Dynamics, Precocious Children“Fairness is a wonderful attribute, Major Anderson. It has nothing to do with war.” Orson Scott Card
Fairness, War, Morality, Pragmatism, Military Philosophy, Ethical Disconnect
Orson Scott Card Fairness, War, Morality, Pragmatism, Military Philosophy, Ethical Disconnect