I've got a pretty good idea what children are, and we're not children. Children can lose sometimes, and nobody cares.
Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Maturity, Responsibility, Expectations, Pressure, Innocence
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“It's called civilization. Women invented it, and every time you men blow it all to bits, we just invent it again.” Orson Scott Card
Civilization, Gender, History, Resilience, Social Commentary, Feminist Perspective
Orson Scott Card Civilization, Gender, History, Resilience, Social Commentary, Feminist Perspective“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“Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf. Survival first, then happiness as we can manage it.” Orson Scott Card
Humanity, Brilliance, Survival, Happiness, Collective Responsibility, Existential Priority
Orson Scott Card Humanity, Brilliance, Survival, Happiness, Collective Responsibility, Existential Priority“Buut how to fight with singers, how to win a gift that could only be given freely- those were questions whose answers could not be found.” Orson Scott Card
Conflict, Art, Freedom, Gift Giving, Philosophical Questions, Paradox
Orson Scott Card Conflict, Art, Freedom, Gift Giving, Philosophical Questions, Paradox“I love you Ender. More than ever. No matter what you decide.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Unconditional, Decision, Support, Emotional Commitment, Acceptance
Orson Scott Card Love, Unconditional, Decision, Support, Emotional Commitment, Acceptance“If you did not in your own mind distinguish between useful and erroneous information, then you were not learning at all, you were merely replacing ignorance with false belief, which was no improvement.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Information, Ignorance, Belief, Critical Thinking, False Knowledge
Orson Scott Card Learning, Information, Ignorance, Belief, Critical Thinking, False Knowledge“Better to have the trust of the people than their respect. With trust, their respect could be earned later; without it, respect could never be deserved, and so to have it would be like poison.” Orson Scott Card
Trust, Respect, Leadership, Social Dynamics, Moral Authority, Human Relations
Orson Scott Card Trust, Respect, Leadership, Social Dynamics, Moral Authority, Human Relations“The old tale of Sleeping Beauty might end happily in French or English, but he was in Russia, and only a fool would want to live through the Russian version of any fairy tale.” Orson Scott Card
Fairy Tales, Culture, Pessimism, Russia, Literary Adaptation, Cultural Perspective
Orson Scott Card Fairy Tales, Culture, Pessimism, Russia, Literary Adaptation, Cultural Perspective“If the other fellow can't tell you his story, you can never be sure he isn't trying to kill you.” Orson Scott Card
Story, Suspicion, Communication, Danger, Self-preservation, Interpersonal Caution
Orson Scott Card Story, Suspicion, Communication, Danger, Self-preservation, Interpersonal Caution“Faith doesn't mean you never doubt. It only means you never act upon your doubts.” Orson Scott Card
Faith, Doubt, Action, Belief, Conviction, Religious Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Faith, Doubt, Action, Belief, Conviction, Religious Philosophy“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“From all wise men, O Lord, protect us.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Protection, Irony, Prayer, Human Folly, Skepticism
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Protection, Irony, Prayer, Human Folly, Skepticism“The only teacher that's worth anything to you is your enemy.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Adversity, Growth, Enemies, Self Improvement, Unconventional Wisdom
Orson Scott Card Learning, Adversity, Growth, Enemies, Self Improvement, Unconventional Wisdom“I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing classes, but I really didn't expect it to be a career because I didn't believe there was a way to make money as a playwright without being lucky and I didn't feel particularly lucky.” Orson Scott Card
Playwriting, Career, Luck, Writing, Artistic Journey, Financial Realism
Orson Scott Card Playwriting, Career, Luck, Writing, Artistic Journey, Financial Realism“You have to think ahead, the next move, the next move, the next move, to see where it's all going to lead.” Orson Scott Card
Strategy, Foresight, Planning, Future, Strategic Thinking, Long-term Vision
Orson Scott Card Strategy, Foresight, Planning, Future, Strategic Thinking, Long-term Vision“Whenever the law gets its hands on you, those who use the law to their own advantage will also turn it against you. Don't put your trust in the laws of men, Alvin. They were designed by strong men to improve their power over weaker ones.” Orson Scott Card
Law, Power, Justice, Corruption, Social Criticism, Advice
Orson Scott Card Law, Power, Justice, Corruption, Social Criticism, Advice“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“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