Oops, I thought. Oops is an all-purpose word standing for every bit of profanity, blasphemy, and pornographic and scatological execration I could think of.
Orson Scott Card
Language, Euphemism, Profanity, Self Censorship, Expression, Linguistic Versatility
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“If there's a problem, you fix it. You don't set up fences around it and make rules about how it should be fixed. You fix it.” Orson Scott Card
Problem Solving, Action, Bureaucracy, Efficiency, Responsibility, Pragmatism
Orson Scott Card Problem Solving, Action, Bureaucracy, Efficiency, Responsibility, Pragmatism“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“A duel is just two murders who agree to take turns trying to kill each other.” Orson Scott Card
Violence, Agreement, Morality, Perspective, Social Critique, Dark Humor
Orson Scott Card Violence, Agreement, Morality, Perspective, Social Critique, Dark Humor“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“You're not a human being until you value something more than the life of your body. And the greater the thing you live and die for the greater you are.” Orson Scott Card
Values, Humanity, Sacrifice, Greatness, Moral Philosophy, Existential Worth
Orson Scott Card Values, Humanity, Sacrifice, Greatness, Moral Philosophy, Existential Worth“So the whole war is because we can't talk to each other.” Orson Scott Card
Communication, War, Misunderstanding, Conflict, Language Barriers, Interpersonal Relations
Orson Scott Card Communication, War, Misunderstanding, Conflict, Language Barriers, Interpersonal Relations“The enemy's gate was down.” Orson Scott Card
Strategy, Perspective, Adaptation, Conflict, Military Tactics, Mental Shift
Orson Scott Card Strategy, Perspective, Adaptation, Conflict, Military Tactics, Mental Shift“If he was a good man, how could he leave me? So he must not be a good man. But if he isn't good, then why does it hurt so much to lose him?” Orson Scott Card
Love, Morality, Loss, Pain, Cognitive Dissonance, Emotional Reasoning
Orson Scott Card Love, Morality, Loss, Pain, Cognitive Dissonance, Emotional Reasoning“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“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“Our great civilizations are nothing more than social machines to create the ideal female setting, where a woman can count on stability; our legal and moral codes that try to abolish violence and promote permanence of ownership and enforce contracts – those represent the primary female strategy, the taming of the male.” Orson Scott Card
Civilization, Gender, Stability, Society, Social Evolution, Gender Dynamics
Orson Scott Card Civilization, Gender, Stability, Society, Social Evolution, Gender Dynamics“Running was the way he dreamed. Having never been in control of his life, his idea of freedom was simply to break free. He dreamed of being at the mercy of the wind, carried aloft and blown here and there, a life of true randomness instead of always being part of someone else's purpose.” Orson Scott Card
Freedom, Dreams, Control, Randomness, Personal Autonomy, Escapist Fantasy
Orson Scott Card Freedom, Dreams, Control, Randomness, Personal Autonomy, Escapist Fantasy“I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Motivation, Contempt, Admiration, Creative Drive, Artistic Inspiration
Orson Scott Card Writing, Motivation, Contempt, Admiration, Creative Drive, Artistic Inspiration“The great forces of history were real, after a fashion. But when you examined them closely, those great forces always came down to the dreams and hungers and judgments of individuals.” Orson Scott Card
History, Individuality, Influence, Motivation, Human Agency, Societal Forces
Orson Scott Card History, Individuality, Influence, Motivation, Human Agency, Societal Forces“We don't admit it to ourselves, not until the very moment of death, but in that moment, we see all life before us and we understand how we chose, every day of our lives, the manner of our death.” Orson Scott Card
Death, Life Choices, Self Awareness, Mortality, Responsibility, Existential Reflection
Orson Scott Card Death, Life Choices, Self Awareness, Mortality, Responsibility, Existential Reflection“We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.” Orson Scott Card
Deception, Cruelty, Manipulation, Fairy Tale, Dark Humor, Moral Ambiguity
Orson Scott Card Deception, Cruelty, Manipulation, Fairy Tale, Dark Humor, Moral Ambiguity“You take a step, then another. That's the journey. But to take a step with your eyes open is not a journey at all, it's a remaking of your own mind.” Orson Scott Card
Journey, Awareness, Self-discovery, Transformation, Personal Growth, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Journey, Awareness, Self-discovery, Transformation, Personal Growth, Philosophical Perspective“Where loyalty bound creatures together, they became something larger, something new and whole and inexplicable.” Orson Scott Card
Loyalty, Unity, Transformation, Relationships, Synergy, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Loyalty, Unity, Transformation, Relationships, Synergy, Philosophical Observation