The future is a hundred thousand threads, but the past is a fabric that can never be rewoven.
Orson Scott Card
Future, Past, Possibilities, Change, Temporal Metaphor, Historical Immutability
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Duality | Character Development | Worth | Honor | Universe | Flux | Metaphors | Autonomy | Observation | Uniqueness | Punishment | Pragmatism | Scientific Reductionism | Personal Advancement | Moral Priorities | Psychological Toll | Self-sufficiency | Intellectual Monopoly | Cultural Perspective | Motivation | More
More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“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“Love is random; fear is inevitable.” Orson Scott Card
Love, Fear, Randomness, Inevitability, Emotions, Human Experience
Orson Scott Card Love, Fear, Randomness, Inevitability, Emotions, Human Experience“Life is a suicide mission.” Orson Scott Card
Life, Mortality, Purpose, Fatalism, Existential Dread, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Life, Mortality, Purpose, Fatalism, Existential Dread, Philosophical Perspective“Come in, Bean. Come in Julian Delphiki, longed-for child of good and loving parents. Come in, kidnapped child, hostage of fate. Come and talk to the Fates, who are playing such clever little games with your life.” Orson Scott Card
Fate, Destiny, Childhood, Manipulation, Life Journey, Mythological Allusion
Orson Scott Card Fate, Destiny, Childhood, Manipulation, Life Journey, Mythological Allusion“Good people can't out-think evil, cause evil thinks of things good folks can't think of.” Orson Scott Card
Good, Evil, Morality, Thinking, Ethical Limitations, Moral Complexity
Orson Scott Card Good, Evil, Morality, Thinking, Ethical Limitations, Moral Complexity“I have hope for you, if only because you're the only one left to hope for.” Orson Scott Card
Hope, Desperation, Last Resort, Encouragement, Relationship, Emotional Investment
Orson Scott Card Hope, Desperation, Last Resort, Encouragement, Relationship, Emotional Investment“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“I've lived too long with pain. I won't know who I am without it.” Orson Scott Card
Pain, Identity, Suffering, Self Awareness, Change, Psychological Dependence
Orson Scott Card Pain, Identity, Suffering, Self Awareness, Change, Psychological Dependence“A library is the first step of a thousand journeys, portal to a thousand worlds.” Orson Scott Card
Library, Knowledge, Journey, Exploration, Imagination, Literary Metaphor
Orson Scott Card Library, Knowledge, Journey, Exploration, Imagination, Literary Metaphor“Ender, I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I know how it feels. I'm sorry, I'm your brother. I love you.” Orson Scott Card
Apology, Empathy, Brotherhood, Love, Reconciliation, Emotional Vulnerability
Orson Scott Card Apology, Empathy, Brotherhood, Love, Reconciliation, Emotional Vulnerability“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“One bachelor is an irritation. Ten thousand bachelors are a war.” Orson Scott Card
Bachelors, War, Society, Humor, Social Commentary, Demographic Impact
Orson Scott Card Bachelors, War, Society, Humor, Social Commentary, Demographic Impact“If the other fellow can't tell you his story, you can never be sure he isn't trying to kill you.” Orson Scott Card
Story, Suspicion, Communication, Danger, Self-preservation, Interpersonal Caution
Orson Scott Card Story, Suspicion, Communication, Danger, Self-preservation, Interpersonal Caution“Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.” Orson Scott Card
Writing, Creativity, Discipline, Time, Productivity, Artistic Process
Orson Scott Card Writing, Creativity, Discipline, Time, Productivity, Artistic Process“Into the the air, into the earth, into the fire, I am with you.” Orson Scott Card
Unity, Elements, Love, Commitment, Spiritual Connection, Poetic Expression
Orson Scott Card Unity, Elements, Love, Commitment, Spiritual Connection, Poetic Expression“To have a choice at all is to be free – even when the choice is between two terrible things.” Orson Scott Card
Freedom, Choice, Dilemma, Free Will, Moral Complexity, Philosophical Perspective
Orson Scott Card Freedom, Choice, Dilemma, Free Will, Moral Complexity, Philosophical Perspective“We are like you; the thought pressed into his mind. We did not mean to murder, and when we understood, we never came again. We thought we were the only thinking beings in the universe, until we met you, but never did we dream that thought could arise from the lonely animals who cannot dream each other's dreams. How were we to know? We could live with you in peace. Believe us, believe us, believe us.” Orson Scott Card
Alien Communication, Misunderstanding, Empathy, Peace, First Contact, Interspecies Relations
Orson Scott Card Alien Communication, Misunderstanding, Empathy, Peace, First Contact, Interspecies Relations“Nights were so real that days began to seem dreamlike to him.” Orson Scott Card
Reality, Perception, Dreams, Consciousness, Psychological State, Altered Reality
Orson Scott Card Reality, Perception, Dreams, Consciousness, Psychological State, Altered Reality