Personal humiliation was painful. Humiliation of one's family was much worse. Humiliation of one's social status was agony to bear. But humiliation of one's nation was the most excruciating of human miseries.
Orson Scott Card
Humiliation, Family, Society, Nation, Personal Pride, Social Hierarchy
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“I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father.” Orson Scott Card
Fatherhood, Legacy, Family, Memory, Parental Love, Self Reflection
Orson Scott Card Fatherhood, Legacy, Family, Memory, Parental Love, Self Reflection“Human beings do metamorphose. They change their identity constantly. However, each new identity thrives on the delusion that it was always in possession of the body it has just conquered.” Orson Scott Card
Metamorphosis, Identity, Change, Delusion, Psychological Evolution, Self-perception
Orson Scott Card Metamorphosis, Identity, Change, Delusion, Psychological Evolution, Self-perception“That night Demosthenes published a scathing denunciation of the population limitation laws. People should be allowed to have as many children as they like, and the surplus population should be sent to other worlds, to spread mankind so far across the galaxy that no disaster, no invasion could ever threaten the human race with annihilation. "The most noble title any child can have," Demosthenes wrote, "is Third."” Orson Scott Card
Population Control, Freedom, Space Colonization, Survival, Political Commentary, Human Expansion
Orson Scott Card Population Control, Freedom, Space Colonization, Survival, Political Commentary, Human Expansion“It's what I was born for, isn't it? If I don't go, why am I alive?” Orson Scott Card
Purpose, Destiny, Existentialism, Duty, Self-questioning, Life Meaning
Orson Scott Card Purpose, Destiny, Existentialism, Duty, Self-questioning, Life Meaning“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“Religion is tied to the deepest feelings people have. The love that arises from that stewing pot is the sweetest and strongest, but the hate is the hottest, and the anger is the most violent.” Orson Scott Card
Religion, Emotions, Love, Hate, Anger, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Religion, Emotions, Love, Hate, Anger, Human Nature“Because never in my entire childhood did I feel like a child. I felt like a person all along – the same person that I am today.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Identity, Continuity, Personhood, Self-perception, Developmental Psychology
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Identity, Continuity, Personhood, Self-perception, Developmental Psychology“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“History is an omlette. The eggs are already broken.” Orson Scott Card
History, Irreversibility, Consequences, Metaphor, Philosophical Perspective, Fatalism
Orson Scott Card History, Irreversibility, Consequences, Metaphor, Philosophical Perspective, Fatalism“There's never enough information. That's the great tragedy of human knowledge. No matter how much we think we know, we can never predict the future.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Uncertainty, Future, Information, Human Limitations, Epistemology
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Uncertainty, Future, Information, Human Limitations, Epistemology“We need you to help us figure out how you can help us.” Orson Scott Card
Assistance, Confusion, Circular Logic, Communication, Problem Solving, Bureaucracy
Orson Scott Card Assistance, Confusion, Circular Logic, Communication, Problem Solving, Bureaucracy“You have to think ahead, the next move, the next move, the next move, to see where it's all going to lead.” Orson Scott Card
Strategy, Foresight, Planning, Future, Strategic Thinking, Long-term Vision
Orson Scott Card Strategy, Foresight, Planning, Future, Strategic Thinking, Long-term Vision“Child-rearing today was so complicated. You always had to think of what they'd say on television later.” Orson Scott Card
Parenting, Media Influence, Social Pressure, Modern Challenges, Child Rearing, Public Scrutiny
Orson Scott Card Parenting, Media Influence, Social Pressure, Modern Challenges, Child Rearing, Public Scrutiny“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“Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.” Orson Scott Card
Controversy, Homosexuality, Law, Conservatism, Social Issues, Political Stance
Orson Scott Card Controversy, Homosexuality, Law, Conservatism, Social Issues, Political Stance“Well, how do I know that they don't know the answer unless I ask?” Orson Scott Card
Curiosity, Knowledge, Communication, Inquiry, Learning, Social Interaction
Orson Scott Card Curiosity, Knowledge, Communication, Inquiry, Learning, Social Interaction“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“Is it some law of human nature that you inevitably become whatever your first commander was? I can quit right now, if that's so.” Orson Scott Card
Influence, Identity, Leadership, Choice, Human Nature, Self Determination
Orson Scott Card Influence, Identity, Leadership, Choice, Human Nature, Self Determination