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
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“Before we are citizens, he thought, we are children, and it is as children that we come to understand freedom and authority, liberty and duty. I have done my duty. I have bowed to authority. Mostly. And now, like Russia, I can set aside those burdens for a little while and see what happens.” Orson Scott Card
Citizenship, Childhood, Freedom, Authority, Duty, Personal Exploration
Orson Scott Card Citizenship, Childhood, Freedom, Authority, Duty, Personal Exploration“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“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“That is the ultimate power, to stare death in the face and be unafraid.” Orson Scott Card
Death, Power, Fear, Courage, Existential Strength, Psychological Fortitude
Orson Scott Card Death, Power, Fear, Courage, Existential Strength, Psychological Fortitude“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“Fatherhood to us was an act of passion, soon forgot; but not to Orem ap Avonap. Never guessing that the blond and happy farmer was no blood of his, Orem had taken a part of that simple man into himself and saved it for this time. At any time in the Palace he might run by, Youth on this shoulders or, as time went by, toddling along behind.” Orson Scott Card
Fatherhood, Adoption, Love, Legacy, Personal Growth, Emotional Connection
Orson Scott Card Fatherhood, Adoption, Love, Legacy, Personal Growth, Emotional Connection“We care about moral issues, nobility, decency, happiness, goodness – the issues that matter in the real world, but which can only be addressed, in their purity, in fiction.” Orson Scott Card
Morality, Fiction, Reality, Idealism, Human Values, Literary Exploration
Orson Scott Card Morality, Fiction, Reality, Idealism, Human Values, Literary Exploration“Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.” Orson Scott Card
Lies, Truth, Reliability, Perception, Moral Ambiguity, Situational Ethics
Orson Scott Card Lies, Truth, Reliability, Perception, Moral Ambiguity, Situational Ethics“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“What you are is a man who means to be good, and undo the bad he's done, and that's as good as any man ever gets.” Orson Scott Card
Redemption, Morality, Intention, Goodness, Personal Growth, Human Imperfection
Orson Scott Card Redemption, Morality, Intention, Goodness, Personal Growth, Human Imperfection“Love is random; fear is inevitable.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Fear, Randomness, Inevitability, Emotions, Human Experience
Orson Scott Card Love, Fear, Randomness, Inevitability, Emotions, Human Experience“Please don't disillusion me. I haven't had breakfast yet.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Disillusionment, Morning, Cynicism, Self Preservation, Emotional State
Orson Scott Card Humor, Disillusionment, Morning, Cynicism, Self Preservation, Emotional State“That's why he hates you, because you didn't suffer when he tried to punish you.” Orson Scott Card
Hatred, Suffering, Punishment, Resilience, Psychological Insight, Interpersonal Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Hatred, Suffering, Punishment, Resilience, Psychological Insight, Interpersonal Dynamics“See how ignorant you are? You don't even know why you need to know the things you don't know yet.” Orson Scott Card
Ignorance, Knowledge, Learning, Self-awareness, Education, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Ignorance, Knowledge, Learning, Self-awareness, Education, Personal Growth“In a way she actually preferred Peter to other people because of this. He always acted out of intelligent self-interest.” Orson Scott Card
Preference, Intelligence, Self Interest, Human Nature, Relationships, Pragmatism
Orson Scott Card Preference, Intelligence, Self Interest, Human Nature, Relationships, Pragmatism“For it is in the millions of small melodies that the truth of history is always found, for history only matters because of the effects we see or imagine in the lives of the ordinary people who are caught up in, or give shape to, the great events.” Orson Scott Card
History, Ordinary People, Truth, Perspective, Historical Narrative, Social Impact
Orson Scott Card History, Ordinary People, Truth, Perspective, Historical Narrative, Social Impact“They also knew that Ender trusted them to do as they judged best when he gave them no orders.” Orson Scott Card
Trust, Leadership, Autonomy, Judgment, Team Dynamics, Implicit Understanding
Orson Scott Card Trust, Leadership, Autonomy, Judgment, Team Dynamics, Implicit Understanding“I will remember this, thought Ender, when I am defeated. To keep dignity, and give honor where it's due, so that defeat is not disgrace. And I hope I don't have to do it often.” Orson Scott Card
Dignity, Defeat, Honor, Grace, Self-reflection, Character Growth
Orson Scott Card Dignity, Defeat, Honor, Grace, Self-reflection, Character Growth