This emotion I'm feeling now, this is love, right?
Orson Scott Card
Love, Uncertainty, Emotions, Self Awareness, Questioning, Human Experience
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“Let's fly away and live forever.” Orson Scott Card
Escape, Immortality, Fantasy, Freedom, Romantic Idealism, Youthful Aspiration
Orson Scott Card Escape, Immortality, Fantasy, Freedom, Romantic Idealism, Youthful Aspiration“What you are is a man who means to be good, and undo the bad he's done, and that's as good as any man ever gets.” Orson Scott Card
Redemption, Morality, Intention, Goodness, Personal Growth, Human Imperfection
Orson Scott Card Redemption, Morality, Intention, Goodness, Personal Growth, Human Imperfection“History's got no bows on it, only frayed ends of ribbons and knots that can't be untied.” Orson Scott Card
History, Complexity, Imperfection, Metaphor, Historical Perspective, Narrative Intricacy
Orson Scott Card History, Complexity, Imperfection, Metaphor, Historical Perspective, Narrative Intricacy“Everybody dies. What matters is what you do between now and when it happens to you.” Orson Scott Card
Mortality, Purpose, Life Philosophy, Action, Meaning, Time
Orson Scott Card Mortality, Purpose, Life Philosophy, Action, Meaning, Time“Bean could see the hunger in their eyes. Not the regular hunger, for food, but the real hunger, the deep hunger, for family, for love, for belonging.” Orson Scott Card
Hunger, Longing, Family, Love, Belonging, Human Needs
Orson Scott Card Hunger, Longing, Family, Love, Belonging, Human Needs“I don't care if I pass your test, I don't care if I follow your rules. If you can cheat, so can I. I won't let you beat me unfairly – I'll beat you unfairly first. – Ender.” Orson Scott Card
Defiance, Fairness, Competition, Rules, Morality, Survival
Orson Scott Card Defiance, Fairness, Competition, Rules, Morality, Survival“Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be. She thought of that, worried about it for a few days, and then wrote a column using that as a premise, to show that politicians who toadied to the Russians in order to keep the peace would inevitably end up subservient to them in everything.” Orson Scott Card
Identity, Pretense, Transformation, Politics, Influence, Self Fulfilling Prophecy
Orson Scott Card Identity, Pretense, Transformation, Politics, Influence, Self Fulfilling Prophecy“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“You want to make me the best soldier possible. Go down and look at the standings. Look at the all-time standings. So far you're doing an excellent job with me. Congratulations. Now when are you going to put me up against a good army?” Orson Scott Card
Ambition, Challenge, Competition, Excellence, Self-confidence, Military Training
Orson Scott Card Ambition, Challenge, Competition, Excellence, Self-confidence, Military Training“All he had to do was watch the game and understand how things worked, and then he could use the system, and even excel.” Orson Scott Card
Observation, Understanding, Strategy, Success, Systemic Knowledge, Personal Advancement
Orson Scott Card Observation, Understanding, Strategy, Success, Systemic Knowledge, Personal Advancement“If you read to your kids you'll make readers out of them, partly because they'll associate reading with good parent time.” Orson Scott Card
Reading, Parenting, Childhood, Association, Literacy Development, Family Bonding
Orson Scott Card Reading, Parenting, Childhood, Association, Literacy Development, Family Bonding“There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane.” Orson Scott Card
Controversial Opinion, Film Criticism, Comparison, Exaggeration, Artistic Value, Popular Culture
Orson Scott Card Controversial Opinion, Film Criticism, Comparison, Exaggeration, Artistic Value, Popular Culture“Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.” Orson Scott Card
Lies, Truth, Reliability, Perception, Moral Ambiguity, Situational Ethics
Orson Scott Card Lies, Truth, Reliability, Perception, Moral Ambiguity, Situational Ethics“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“Only a fool closes the door when the wolf is already inside the barn.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Caution, Danger, Preparedness, Proverbial Wisdom, Situational Awareness
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Caution, Danger, Preparedness, Proverbial Wisdom, Situational Awareness“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“My hands are clean, but not because I wasn't prepared to bloody them.” Orson Scott Card
Morality, Preparation, Violence, Innocence, Ethical Compromise, Personal Responsibility
Orson Scott Card Morality, Preparation, Violence, Innocence, Ethical Compromise, Personal Responsibility“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“Your trust in rationality makes you irrational.” Orson Scott Card
Rationality, Trust, Irony, Paradox, Logical Fallacy, Self-deception
Orson Scott Card Rationality, Trust, Irony, Paradox, Logical Fallacy, Self-deception“Mine mine mine. That was the curse and power of human beings – that what they saw and loved they had to have. They could share it with other people but only if they conceived of those people as being somehow their own. What we own is ours. What you own should also be ours. In fact, you own nothing, if we want it. Because you are nothing. We are the real people, you are only posing as people in order to try to deprive us of what God means us to have.” Orson Scott Card
Possession, Humanity, Love, Ownership, Selfishness, Dehumanization
Orson Scott Card Possession, Humanity, Love, Ownership, Selfishness, Dehumanization