My own feeling is that human happiness is a very random thing, and bestows itself willy-nilly, and there's not much deserving about the matter.
Orson Scott Card
Happiness, Randomness, Fate, Deserving, Life Philosophy, Human Condition
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“If only we were wiser or better people, perhaps the gods would explain to us the mad, unbearable things they do.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Morality, Divinity, Suffering, Human Limitations, Theological Questioning
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Morality, Divinity, Suffering, Human Limitations, Theological Questioning“Darkness bound them closer than light.” Orson Scott Card
Darkness, Connection, Intimacy, Light, Shared Experience, Emotional Bond
Orson Scott Card Darkness, Connection, Intimacy, Light, Shared Experience, Emotional Bond“I merely observe that all living things are manipulated. As long as there is a will, it is bent and twisted constantly. Only the dead are allowed the luxury of freedom, and then only because they want nothing, and therefore can't be thwarted.” Orson Scott Card
Manipulation, Free Will, Death, Freedom, Desire, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Manipulation, Free Will, Death, Freedom, Desire, Philosophical Observation“In my view, suicide is not really a wish for life to end.? What is it then?? It is the only way a powerless person can find to make everybody else look away from his shame. The wish is not to die, but to hide.” Orson Scott Card
Suicide, Shame, Powerlessness, Hiding, Psychological Insight, Social Perception
Orson Scott Card Suicide, Shame, Powerlessness, Hiding, Psychological Insight, Social Perception“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 don't care if I pass your test, I don't care if I follow your rules. If you can cheat, so can I. I won't let you beat me unfairly – I'll beat you unfairly first. – Ender.” Orson Scott Card
Defiance, Fairness, Competition, Rules, Morality, Survival
Orson Scott Card Defiance, Fairness, Competition, Rules, Morality, Survival“We thought we were the only thinking beings in the universe, until we met you, but never did we dream that thought could arise from the lonely animals who cannot dream each other's dreams.” Orson Scott Card
Intelligence, Aliens, Consciousness, Loneliness, Dreams, Interspecies Communication
Orson Scott Card Intelligence, Aliens, Consciousness, Loneliness, Dreams, Interspecies Communication“All these uses a valid; all these reading of the book are "correct". For all these readers have placed themselves inside this story, not as spectators, but as participants, and so have looked at the world of Ender's Game, not with my eyes only, but also with their own.” Orson Scott Card
Interpretation, Reading, Participation, Perspective, Literary Engagement, Reader Response
Orson Scott Card Interpretation, Reading, Participation, Perspective, Literary Engagement, Reader Response“It is a weak man who blames his failures on the strength of others.” Orson Scott Card
Responsibility, Failure, Strength, Blame, Character, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Responsibility, Failure, Strength, Blame, Character, Personal Growth“Any decent person who knows what warfare is can never go into battle with a whole heart.” Orson Scott Card
Warfare, Morality, Conscience, Conflict, Human Nature, Ethical Dilemma
Orson Scott Card Warfare, Morality, Conscience, Conflict, Human Nature, Ethical Dilemma“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“Your work is first, learning is first, winning is everything because without it there is nothing.” Orson Scott Card
Priorities, Learning, Success, Ambition, Life Philosophy, Competitive Drive
Orson Scott Card Priorities, Learning, Success, Ambition, Life Philosophy, Competitive Drive“Lack of truthfulness doesn't weaken a story if you can get enough people to believe the lie.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Belief, Storytelling, Manipulation, Mass Psychology, Power Of Narrative
Orson Scott Card Truth, Belief, Storytelling, Manipulation, Mass Psychology, Power Of Narrative“Good people do not let others suffer needlessly.” Orson Scott Card
Morality, Compassion, Suffering, Responsibility, Ethics, Human Decency
Orson Scott Card Morality, Compassion, Suffering, Responsibility, Ethics, Human Decency“Soldiers can sometimes make decisions that are smarter than the orders they've been given.” Orson Scott Card
Authority, Intelligence, Decision Making, Military, Hierarchical Structures, Individual Judgment
Orson Scott Card Authority, Intelligence, Decision Making, Military, Hierarchical Structures, Individual Judgment“You just live in the place you're in, you don't worry about where you used to be or where you wish you were, here is where you are and here's where you've got to find a way to survive.” Orson Scott Card
Survival, Adaptability, Present, Acceptance, Resilience, Practical Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Survival, Adaptability, Present, Acceptance, Resilience, Practical Philosophy“I was born with more power inside myself than I ever dreamed. But along with it there came no more sense than any other idiotic kid. Somewhere along in here I need to grow up into a man I can stand to live with. A man who doesn't just survive, but deserves to.” Orson Scott Card
Power, Growth, Maturity, Survival, Self Reflection, Personal Development
Orson Scott Card Power, Growth, Maturity, Survival, Self Reflection, Personal Development“Once you understand what people really want, you can't hate them anymore. You can fear them, but you can't hate them, because you can always find the same desires in your own heart.” Orson Scott Card
Understanding, Hate, Fear, Desire, Human Commonality, Emotional Insight
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Hate, Fear, Desire, Human Commonality, Emotional Insight