We care about moral issues, nobility, decency, happiness, goodness – the issues that matter in the real world, but which can only be addressed, in their purity, in fiction.
Orson Scott Card
Morality, Fiction, Reality, Idealism, Human Values, Literary Exploration
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“If desire did not dim the brain, nobody would ever get married, drunk, or fat.” Orson Scott Card
Desire, Rationality, Humor, Human Nature, Impulse Control, Social Commentary
Orson Scott Card Desire, Rationality, Humor, Human Nature, Impulse Control, Social Commentary“Running was the way he dreamed. Having never been in control of his life, his idea of freedom was simply to break free. He dreamed of being at the mercy of the wind, carried aloft and blown here and there, a life of true randomness instead of always being part of someone else's purpose.” Orson Scott Card
Freedom, Dreams, Control, Randomness, Personal Autonomy, Escapist Fantasy
Orson Scott Card Freedom, Dreams, Control, Randomness, Personal Autonomy, Escapist Fantasy“It is the essence of dignity to pretend to desire what you cannot prevent.” Orson Scott Card
Dignity, Desire, Acceptance, Stoicism, Self Control, Philosophical Observation
Orson Scott Card Dignity, Desire, Acceptance, Stoicism, Self Control, Philosophical Observation“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.” Orson Scott Card
Intelligence, Aliens, Consciousness, Loneliness, Dreams, Interspecies Communication
Orson Scott Card Intelligence, Aliens, Consciousness, Loneliness, Dreams, Interspecies Communication“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“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“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“The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistakes as soon as they recognize them.” Orson Scott Card
Wisdom, Mistakes, Learning, Growth, Self Improvement, Error Correction
Orson Scott Card Wisdom, Mistakes, Learning, Growth, Self Improvement, Error Correction“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“Isn't that what it means to be civilized? That you can wait to get what you want?” Orson Scott Card
Civilization, Patience, Desire, Restraint, Social Evolution, Delayed Gratification
Orson Scott Card Civilization, Patience, Desire, Restraint, Social Evolution, Delayed Gratification“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“Once you duct-tape a Ziploc bag to a man's chest, there's no going back.” Orson Scott Card
Humor, Absurdity, Commitment, Irreversibility, Bizarre Situation, Unexpected Consequences
Orson Scott Card Humor, Absurdity, Commitment, Irreversibility, Bizarre Situation, Unexpected Consequences“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“Knowledge is just opinion that you trust enough to act upon.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Opinion, Trust, Action, Philosophy, Epistemology
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Opinion, Trust, Action, Philosophy, Epistemology“Fairness is a wonderful attribute, Major Anderson. It has nothing to do with war.” Orson Scott Card
Fairness, War, Morality, Pragmatism, Military Philosophy, Ethical Disconnect
Orson Scott Card Fairness, War, Morality, Pragmatism, Military Philosophy, Ethical Disconnect“But always a giant, long before his body showed it.” Orson Scott Card
Potential, Growth, Perception, Destiny, Inner Strength, Latent Greatness
Orson Scott Card Potential, Growth, Perception, Destiny, Inner Strength, Latent Greatness“Why else do we read anyway? I think most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not "true" because we're hungry for another kind of truth: The mythic truth about human nature in general, the particular truth about those life-communities that define our own identity, and the most specific truth of all: our own self-real world. Fiction, because it is not about somebody who actually lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about oneself.” Orson Scott Card
Reading, Truth, Fiction, Identity, Self Discovery, Human Nature
Orson Scott Card Reading, Truth, Fiction, Identity, Self Discovery, Human Nature“If there's a problem, you fix it. You don't set up fences around it and make rules about how it should be fixed. You fix it.” Orson Scott Card
Problem Solving, Action, Bureaucracy, Efficiency, Responsibility, Pragmatism
Orson Scott Card Problem Solving, Action, Bureaucracy, Efficiency, Responsibility, Pragmatism