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
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“It just gripes me hollow, the way God always sneaks in to take the credit.” Orson Scott Card
God, Credit, Frustration, Atheism, Human Achievement, Religious Skepticism
Orson Scott Card God, Credit, Frustration, Atheism, Human Achievement, Religious Skepticism“Five chickens do not make a cow.” Orson Scott Card
Logic, Absurdity, Humor, Comparison, Common Sense, Metaphor
Orson Scott Card Logic, Absurdity, Humor, Comparison, Common Sense, Metaphor“Good people do not let others suffer needlessly.” Orson Scott Card
Morality, Compassion, Suffering, Responsibility, Ethics, Human Decency
Orson Scott Card Morality, Compassion, Suffering, Responsibility, Ethics, Human Decency“Take what pleasure you can in the interstices of your work, but your work is first, learning is first, winning is everything because without it there is nothing.” Orson Scott Card
Work, Pleasure, Priorities, Learning, Winning, Life Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Work, Pleasure, Priorities, Learning, Winning, Life Philosophy“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“People always go. Always. They always believe they can make a better life than in the old world.” Orson Scott Card
Migration, Hope, Change, Ambition, Human Nature, Pursuit Of Happiness
Orson Scott Card Migration, Hope, Change, Ambition, Human Nature, Pursuit Of Happiness“Remember, the enemy's gate is down.” Orson Scott Card
Perspective, Strategy, Adaptation, Military Tactics, Mental Shift, Problem-solving
Orson Scott Card Perspective, Strategy, Adaptation, Military Tactics, Mental Shift, Problem-solving“All the common people want is to be left alone. All the ordinary soldier wants is to collect his pay and not get killed. That's why the great forces of history can be manipulated by astonishingly small groups of determined people.” Orson Scott Card
History, Manipulation, Power, Ordinary People, Ambition, Social Dynamics
Orson Scott Card History, Manipulation, Power, Ordinary People, Ambition, Social Dynamics“We spend our lives guessing at what's going on inside everybody else, and when we happen to get lucky and guess right, we think we 'understand.' Such nonsense. Even a monkey at a computer will type a word every now and then.” Orson Scott Card
Understanding, Empathy, Communication, Human Perception, Randomness, Social Interaction
Orson Scott Card Understanding, Empathy, Communication, Human Perception, Randomness, Social Interaction“When you have wisdom that another person knows that he needs, you give it freely. But when the other person doesn't yet know that he needs your wisdom you keep it to yourself. Food only looks good to a hungry man.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Teaching, Timing, Knowledge, Perception, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Teaching, Timing, Knowledge, Perception, Human Nature“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“It's easy to manipulate your children when they're absolutely sure you're stupid.” Orson Scott Card
Parenting, Manipulation, Perception, Childhood, Family Dynamics, Irony
Orson Scott Card Parenting, Manipulation, Perception, Childhood, Family Dynamics, Irony“Alai suddenly kissed Ender on the cheek and whispered in his ear, "Salaam." Then, red-faced, he turned away and walked to his own bed at the back of the barracks. Ender guessed that the kiss and the word were somehow forbidden. A suppressed religion, perhaps. Or maybe the word had some private and powerful meaning for Alai alone.” Orson Scott Card
Friendship, Culture, Religion, Intimacy, Secrecy, Cultural Differences
Orson Scott Card Friendship, Culture, Religion, Intimacy, Secrecy, Cultural Differences“I don't know why people who got what they need to be happy don't just go ahead and be happy.” Orson Scott Card
Happiness, Contentment, Human Nature, Simplicity, Psychological Complexity, Self-sabotage
Orson Scott Card Happiness, Contentment, Human Nature, Simplicity, Psychological Complexity, Self-sabotage“You underestimate yourself.” Orson Scott Card
Potential, Confidence, Encouragement, Self Doubt, Personal Growth, Self Perception
Orson Scott Card Potential, Confidence, Encouragement, Self Doubt, Personal Growth, Self Perception“Before we are citizens, he thought, we are children, and it is as children that we come to understand freedom and authority, liberty and duty. I have done my duty. I have bowed to authority. Mostly. And now, like Russia, I can set aside those burdens for a little while and see what happens.” Orson Scott Card
Citizenship, Childhood, Freedom, Authority, Duty, Personal Exploration
Orson Scott Card Citizenship, Childhood, Freedom, Authority, Duty, Personal Exploration“Before we are citizens, we are children, and it is as children that we come to understand freedom and authority, liberty and duty.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Citizenship, Freedom, Duty, Socialization, Political Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Citizenship, Freedom, Duty, Socialization, Political Philosophy“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