Perhaps I'm hiding from myself. Perhaps I don't want to be what I'm supposed to be. Or perhaps I don't want to keep living the life I already started to live.
Orson Scott Card
Self-discovery, Destiny, Choice, Identity, Personal Growth, Existential Crisis
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“This is how humans are: We question all our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe in, and those we never think to question.” Orson Scott Card
Beliefs, Human Nature, Critical Thinking, Self-awareness, Cognitive Dissonance, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Beliefs, Human Nature, Critical Thinking, Self-awareness, Cognitive Dissonance, Philosophical Observation“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“In the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be hard to change now - partly because of the salary cut if I went to my other love, teaching; and partly because I still have stories to tell, even though it isn't all that fun doing the work anymore.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Teaching, Career, Stories, Financial Considerations, Creative Passion
Orson Scott Card Writing, Teaching, Career, Stories, Financial Considerations, Creative Passion“I'm neutral on lying, seeing as how there's times when the truth just hurts people.” Orson Scott Card
Lying, Truth, Morality, Pragmatism, Ethical Relativism, Social Interaction
Orson Scott Card Lying, Truth, Morality, Pragmatism, Ethical Relativism, Social Interaction“You who speak languages, you are such liars.” Orson Scott Card
Language, Deception, Communication, Mistrust, Cultural Differences, Linguistic Criticism
Orson Scott Card Language, Deception, Communication, Mistrust, Cultural Differences, Linguistic Criticism“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
Orson Scott Card Love, Fidelity, Aging, Religion, Relationships, Personal Desire“Unfortunately, we live in a time when the media are almost a monoculture.” Orson Scott Card
Media, Diversity, Culture, Criticism, Information, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Media, Diversity, Culture, Criticism, Information, Social Commentary“Maybe that's all demons ever are. People like us, doing things without even knowing what we're doing.” Orson Scott Card
Demons, Ignorance, Human Nature, Unintended Consequences, Morality, Self Awareness
Orson Scott Card Demons, Ignorance, Human Nature, Unintended Consequences, Morality, Self Awareness“For children love is a feeling; for adults, it is a decision. Children wait to learn if their love is true by seeing how long it lasts; adults make their love true by never wavering from their commitment.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Maturity, Commitment, Choice, Emotional Growth, Relationship Wisdom
Orson Scott Card Love, Maturity, Commitment, Choice, Emotional Growth, Relationship Wisdom“A regime that wraps itself in the flag of truth fears truth most of all, for if its story is falsified to the slightest degree, its authority is gone.” Orson Scott Card
Truth, Authority, Propaganda, Politics, Power, Social Control
Orson Scott Card Truth, Authority, Propaganda, Politics, Power, Social Control“Working is hard and distracts from having fun.” Orson Scott Card
Work, Fun, Priorities, Laziness, Distraction, Life Balance
Orson Scott Card Work, Fun, Priorities, Laziness, Distraction, Life Balance“Isn't it possible, he wondered, for one person to love another without trying to own each other? Or is that buried so deep in our genes that we can never get it out? Territoriality.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Possession, Relationships, Genetics, Human Nature, Emotional Freedom
Orson Scott Card Love, Possession, Relationships, Genetics, Human Nature, Emotional Freedom“These children had never looked death in the face and then chosen to live anyway.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Death, Choice, Resilience, Innocence, Life Experience
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Death, Choice, Resilience, Innocence, Life Experience“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
Orson Scott Card Language, Euphemism, Profanity, Self Censorship, Expression, Linguistic Versatility“Everything we do means something, Ender realized. Them laughing. Me not laughing. He toyed with the idea of trying to be like the other boys. But he couldn't think of any jokes, and none of theirs seemed funny. Wherever their laughter came from, Ender couldn't find such a place in himself.” Orson Scott Card
Meaning, Laughter, Difference, Conformity, Self Awareness, Social Isolation
Orson Scott Card Meaning, Laughter, Difference, Conformity, Self Awareness, Social Isolation“I've watched through his eyes, I've listened through his ears, and I tell you he's the one.” Orson Scott Card
Observation, Judgment, Potential, Destiny, Leadership, Evaluation
Orson Scott Card Observation, Judgment, Potential, Destiny, Leadership, Evaluation“The Lord took twice the time making thee, Alvin Smith, cause it took that long to put the mischief in.” Orson Scott Card
Creation, Individuality, Mischief, Divine Humor, Character, Uniqueness
Orson Scott Card Creation, Individuality, Mischief, Divine Humor, Character, Uniqueness“Those eyes had seen people weep, and had cared, and had hurt them again anyway. It's a look that no human eyes should ever have.” Orson Scott Card
Empathy, Cruelty, Humanity, Suffering, Moral Complexity, Psychological Trauma
Orson Scott Card Empathy, Cruelty, Humanity, Suffering, Moral Complexity, Psychological Trauma