Of course, I also hear from critics who detest what I do, and while sometimes I feel rather proud of having made various the loathsome people or groups angry, at other times I wonder why I put up with such grief.
Orson Scott Card
Criticism, Controversy, Pride, Doubt, Public Opinion, Artistic Struggle
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“Knowing at the same time that whatever people pretend to be, they become.” Orson Scott Card
Identity, Pretense, Transformation, Self Fulfillment, Human Nature, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Identity, Pretense, Transformation, Self Fulfillment, Human Nature, Personal Growth“All education is self-education, and all self-education builds on the foundation provided by your teachers.” Orson Scott Card
Education, Learning, Self Improvement, Foundation, Personal Responsibility, Teacher Influence
Orson Scott Card Education, Learning, Self Improvement, Foundation, Personal Responsibility, Teacher Influence“When you really know somebody you can't hate them. Or maybe it's just that you can't really know them until you stop hating them.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Hate, Understanding, Relationships, Emotional Barriers, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Hate, Understanding, Relationships, Emotional Barriers, Personal Growth“So I want to ask you a hypothetical question. My favorite kind. Next to rhetorical ones. I can nap equally well through either kind.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Questions, Sleep, Sarcasm, Intellectual Discourse, Personal Preference
Orson Scott Card Humor, Questions, Sleep, Sarcasm, Intellectual Discourse, Personal Preference“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“Then he was done. He pulled away, rolled onto his back. "I'm sorry," he said. "You're welcome," she said. She believed in answering what people meant, not what they said.” Orson Scott Card
Communication, Understanding, Intimacy, Subtext, Relationships, Emotional Intelligence
Orson Scott Card Communication, Understanding, Intimacy, Subtext, Relationships, Emotional Intelligence“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“Parents always make their worst mistakes with their oldest children. That's when parents know the least and care the most, so they're more likely to be wrong and also more likely to insist that they're right.” Orson Scott Card
Parenting, Mistakes, Learning, Stubbornness, Care, Family Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Parenting, Mistakes, Learning, Stubbornness, Care, Family Dynamics“But always a giant, long before his body showed it.” Orson Scott Card
Potential, Growth, Perception, Destiny, Inner Strength, Latent Greatness
Orson Scott Card Potential, Growth, Perception, Destiny, Inner Strength, Latent Greatness“Poke gave him life. Ender gave it meaning.” Orson Scott Card
Life, Meaning, Influence, Purpose, Relationships, Personal Impact
Orson Scott Card Life, Meaning, Influence, Purpose, Relationships, Personal Impact“The only people who think children are carefree are the ones who've forgotten their own childhood.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Memory, Perception, Adulthood, Innocence, Psychological Insight
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Memory, Perception, Adulthood, Innocence, Psychological Insight“You're a monster. Thanks. Does this mean I get a raise? No, just a medal. The budget isn't inexhaustable.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Morality, Bureaucracy, Recognition, Sarcasm, Workplace Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Humor, Morality, Bureaucracy, Recognition, Sarcasm, Workplace Dynamics“It just gripes me hollow, the way God always sneaks in to take the credit.” Orson Scott Card
God, Credit, Frustration, Atheism, Human Achievement, Religious Skepticism
Orson Scott Card God, Credit, Frustration, Atheism, Human Achievement, Religious Skepticism“Well, I'm your man. I'm the bloody bastard you wanted when you had me spawned. I'm your tool, and what difference does it make if I hate the part of me that you most need? What difference does it make that when the little serpents killed me in the game, I agreed with them, and was glad.” Orson Scott Card
Resentment, Identity, Manipulation, Self-hatred, Purpose, Existential Crisis
Orson Scott Card Resentment, Identity, Manipulation, Self-hatred, Purpose, Existential Crisis“The essence of training is to allow error without consequence.” Orson Scott Card
Training, Learning, Mistakes, Consequences, Growth, Education
Orson Scott Card Training, Learning, Mistakes, Consequences, Growth, Education“Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.” Orson Scott Card
Words, Silence, Wisdom, Self-control, Introspection, Personal Value
Orson Scott Card Words, Silence, Wisdom, Self-control, Introspection, Personal Value“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“I hope you had fun, I hope you had a nice, nice time being happy, Ender. It might be the last time in your life.” Orson Scott Card
Ominous, Happiness, Foreboding, Childhood, Innocence, Future
Orson Scott Card Ominous, Happiness, Foreboding, Childhood, Innocence, Future