Once you duct-tape a Ziploc bag to a man's chest, there's no going back.
Orson Scott Card
Humor, Absurdity, Commitment, Irreversibility, Bizarre Situation, Unexpected Consequences
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“Fiction, because it is not about somebody who actually lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about oneself.” Orson Scott Card
Fiction, Self, Possibility, Reality, Personal Interpretation, Narrative Potential
Orson Scott Card Fiction, Self, Possibility, Reality, Personal Interpretation, Narrative Potential“If he did not speak his tale, it grew dank and musty, it shrank inside him, while with the telling the tale stayed fresh and virtuous.” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Expression, Memory, Psychology, Communication, Personal Growth
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Expression, Memory, Psychology, Communication, Personal Growth“If words can be lethal weapons, I must provide them with an arsenal.” Orson Scott Card
Words, Power, Weaponry, Responsibility, Communication, Influence
Orson Scott Card Words, Power, Weaponry, Responsibility, Communication, Influence“The most noble title any child can have, Demosthenes wrote, is third.” Orson Scott Card
Nobility, Childhood, Hierarchy, Social Commentary, Perspective Shift, Value Redefinition
Orson Scott Card Nobility, Childhood, Hierarchy, Social Commentary, Perspective Shift, Value Redefinition“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“I always tell what I believe. Whether it's true, I'm no more sure than any man.” Orson Scott Card
Belief, Truth, Honesty, Uncertainty, Self Awareness, Human Limitations
Orson Scott Card Belief, Truth, Honesty, Uncertainty, Self Awareness, Human Limitations“The opposite of the happy ending is not actually the sad ending-the sad ending is sometimes the happy ending. The opposite of the happy ending is actually the unsatisfying ending.” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Satisfaction, Expectations, Narrative Theory, Emotional Impact, Literary Criticism
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Satisfaction, Expectations, Narrative Theory, Emotional Impact, Literary Criticism“Thus I began to realize that, as it is, Ender's Game disturbs some people because it challenges their assumptions about reality. In fact, the novel's very clarity may make it more challenging, simply because the story's vision of the world is so relentlessly plain. It was important to her, and to others, to believe that children don't actually think or speak the way the children in Ender's Game think and speak.” Orson Scott Card
Perception, Reality, Assumptions, Childhood, Literary Impact, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Perception, Reality, Assumptions, Childhood, Literary Impact, Social Commentary“I don't know why people who got what they need to be happy don't just go ahead and be happy.” Orson Scott Card
Happiness, Contentment, Human Nature, Simplicity, Psychological Complexity, Self-sabotage
Orson Scott Card Happiness, Contentment, Human Nature, Simplicity, Psychological Complexity, Self-sabotage“I want to go home, thought Ender, but I don't know where it is.” Orson Scott Card
Homesickness, Belonging, Identity, Displacement, Longing, Confusion
Orson Scott Card Homesickness, Belonging, Identity, Displacement, Longing, Confusion“That is the Earth, he thought. Not a globe thousands of kilometers around, but a forest with a shining lake, a house hidden at the crest of the hill, high in the trees, a grassy slope leading upward from the water, fish leaping and birds strafing to take the bugs that lived at the border between water and sky. Earth was the constant noise of crickets and winds and birds. And the voice of one girl, who spoke to him out of his far-off childhood.” Orson Scott Card
Earth, Perspective, Nature, Memory, Childhood Nostalgia, Sensory Experience
Orson Scott Card Earth, Perspective, Nature, Memory, Childhood Nostalgia, Sensory Experience“Ender's anger was cold, and he could use it. Bonzo's was hot, and so it used him.” Orson Scott Card
Anger, Control, Temperament, Strategy, Emotion, Self Mastery
Orson Scott Card Anger, Control, Temperament, Strategy, Emotion, Self Mastery“I have to win this now, and for all time, or I'll fight it every day and it will get worse and worse.” Orson Scott Card
Victory, Determination, Struggle, Persistence, Finality, Psychological Battle
Orson Scott Card Victory, Determination, Struggle, Persistence, Finality, Psychological Battle“Ender didn't like fighting. He didn't like Peter's kind, the strong against the weak, and he didn't like his own kind either, the smart against the stupid.” Orson Scott Card
Conflict, Morality, Intelligence, Strength, Power Dynamics, Social Hierarchy
Orson Scott Card Conflict, Morality, Intelligence, Strength, Power Dynamics, Social Hierarchy“This was done to you by men and women whose only desire was to enslave you; they have succeeded so well that you are proud of your slavery.” Orson Scott Card
Oppression, Manipulation, Freedom, Slavery, Indoctrination, False Pride
Orson Scott Card Oppression, Manipulation, Freedom, Slavery, Indoctrination, False Pride“Apparently the Dutch now prided themselves on being better at queues than the English, which was absurd, because standing cheerfully in line was the English national sport.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Cultural Stereotypes, National Pride, Absurdity, Social Behavior, Competition
Orson Scott Card Humor, Cultural Stereotypes, National Pride, Absurdity, Social Behavior, Competition“My needs are simple and few, thought Valentine. Food. Clothing. A comfortable place to sleep. And no idiots!” Orson Scott Card
Simplicity, Needs, Contentment, Priorities, Basic Necessities, Intellectual Companionship
Orson Scott Card Simplicity, Needs, Contentment, Priorities, Basic Necessities, Intellectual Companionship“The Maker is the one who is part of what he makes.” Orson Scott Card
Creation, Identity, Art, Philosophy, Craftsmanship, Divine Metaphor
Orson Scott Card Creation, Identity, Art, Philosophy, Craftsmanship, Divine Metaphor