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
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“All is going well, very well, I couldn't ask for anything better – So why do I hate my life?” Orson Scott Card
Dissatisfaction, Success, Unhappiness, Self Reflection, Cognitive Dissonance, Existential Crisis
Orson Scott Card Dissatisfaction, Success, Unhappiness, Self Reflection, Cognitive Dissonance, Existential Crisis“Let me be loved like that, by a man who will not replace me with concubines when I'm old and ugly. Let me be loved by a man who loves God more than me.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Fidelity, Aging, Religion, Relationships, Personal Desire
Orson Scott Card Love, Fidelity, Aging, Religion, Relationships, Personal Desire“I will love you forever, he thought. I am lying, he thought, and this time he was right.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Deception, Honesty, Self Awareness, Internal Conflict, Emotional Complexity
Orson Scott Card Love, Deception, Honesty, Self Awareness, Internal Conflict, Emotional Complexity“In war, everyone has their chance to bleed.” Orson Scott Card
War, Blood, Equality, Opportunity, Shared Suffering, Universal Vulnerability
Orson Scott Card War, Blood, Equality, Opportunity, Shared Suffering, Universal Vulnerability“Ender had come to feel a unity so strong that the word "we" came to his lips much more easily than "I."” Orson Scott Card
Unity, Identity, Community, Belonging, Transformation, Collective Consciousness
Orson Scott Card Unity, Identity, Community, Belonging, Transformation, Collective Consciousness“Even the most introverted person alive is constantly hungry for human association.” Orson Scott Card
Introversion, Human Connection, Social Needs, Psychology, Interpersonal Relationships, Universal Desire
Orson Scott Card Introversion, Human Connection, Social Needs, Psychology, Interpersonal Relationships, Universal Desire“I don't freeze up because it isn't my battle. I'm helping. I'm watching. But I'm free. Because it's Ender's game.” Orson Scott Card
Detachment, Freedom, Observation, Responsibility, Personal Boundaries, Psychological Distance
Orson Scott Card Detachment, Freedom, Observation, Responsibility, Personal Boundaries, Psychological Distance“You will learn to defeat the enemy.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Defeat, Enemy, Warfare, Determination, Military Training
Orson Scott Card Learning, Defeat, Enemy, Warfare, Determination, Military Training“From now on the enemy is more clever than you. From now on the enemy is stronger than you. From now on you are always about to lose.” Orson Scott Card
Challenge, Adversity, Preparation, Mindset, Strategy, Psychological Warfare
Orson Scott Card Challenge, Adversity, Preparation, Mindset, Strategy, Psychological Warfare“Your trust in rationality makes you irrational.” Orson Scott Card
Rationality, Trust, Irony, Paradox, Logical Fallacy, Self-deception
Orson Scott Card Rationality, Trust, Irony, Paradox, Logical Fallacy, Self-deception“A man without a wife and babies is a menace to civilization. One bachelor is an irritation. Ten thousand bachelors are a war.” Orson Scott Card
Marriage, Society, Gender Roles, Civilization, Social Commentary, Demographic Impact
Orson Scott Card Marriage, Society, Gender Roles, Civilization, Social Commentary, Demographic Impact“Knowledge is just opinion that you trust enough to act upon.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Opinion, Trust, Action, Philosophy, Epistemology
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Opinion, Trust, Action, Philosophy, Epistemology“The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me the foundation of general knowledge that makes a career as a writer possible.” Orson Scott Card
Education, Writing, Knowledge, Career, Personal Growth, Intellectual Foundation
Orson Scott Card Education, Writing, Knowledge, Career, Personal Growth, Intellectual Foundation“Short stories are designed to deliver their impact in as few pages as possible. A tremendous amount is left out, and a good short story writer learns to include only the most essential information.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Brevity, Storytelling, Craft, Essentials, Literary Technique
Orson Scott Card Writing, Brevity, Storytelling, Craft, Essentials, Literary Technique“It is the essence of dignity to pretend to desire what you cannot prevent.” Orson Scott Card
Dignity, Desire, Acceptance, Stoicism, Self Control, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Dignity, Desire, Acceptance, Stoicism, Self Control, Philosophical Observation“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“Everything we do means something, Ender realized. Them laughing. Me not laughing. He toyed with the idea of trying to be like the other boys. But he couldn't think of any jokes, and none of theirs seemed funny. Wherever their laughter came from, Ender couldn't find such a place in himself.” Orson Scott Card
Meaning, Laughter, Difference, Conformity, Self Awareness, Social Isolation
Orson Scott Card Meaning, Laughter, Difference, Conformity, Self Awareness, Social Isolation“I looked for perfection, and I found something better.” Orson Scott Card
Perfection, Discovery, Acceptance, Expectations, Pleasant Surprise, Perspective Shift
Orson Scott Card Perfection, Discovery, Acceptance, Expectations, Pleasant Surprise, Perspective Shift“That's how they think of me, too. Teacher. Legendary soldier. Not one of them. Not someone that you embrace and whisper Salaam in his ear. That only lasted while Ender still seemed a victim. Still seemed vulnerable. Now he was the master soldier, and he was completely, utterly alone.” Orson Scott Card
Isolation, Success, Perception, Loneliness, Leadership, Human Connection
Orson Scott Card Isolation, Success, Perception, Loneliness, Leadership, Human Connection