Well, I'm your man. I'm the bloody bastard you wanted when you had me spawned. I'm your tool, and what difference does it make if I hate the part of me that you most need? What difference does it make that when the little serpents killed me in the game, I agreed with them, and was glad.
Orson Scott Card
Resentment, Identity, Manipulation, Self-hatred, Purpose, Existential Crisis
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More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“None of us could be happy for long, doing nothing.” Orson Scott Card
Purpose, Happiness, Activity, Motivation, Human Nature, Existential Need
Orson Scott Card Purpose, Happiness, Activity, Motivation, Human Nature, Existential Need“Maybe we're the fools, for thinking we know things. Maybe humans are the only ones who can deal with the fact that nothing can ever be known at all.” Orson Scott Card
Knowledge, Uncertainty, Philosophy, Humanity, Epistemological Limits, Human Exceptionalism
Orson Scott Card Knowledge, Uncertainty, Philosophy, Humanity, Epistemological Limits, Human Exceptionalism“That is the Earth, he thought. Not a globe thousands of kilometers around, but a forest with a shining lake, a house hidden at the crest of the hill, high in the trees, a grassy slope leading upward from the water, fish leaping and birds strafing to take the bugs that lived at the border between water and sky. Earth was the constant noise of crickets and winds and birds. And the voice of one girl, who spoke to him out of his far-off childhood.” Orson Scott Card
Earth, Perspective, Nature, Memory, Childhood Nostalgia, Sensory Experience
Orson Scott Card Earth, Perspective, Nature, Memory, Childhood Nostalgia, Sensory Experience“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“If you listen very carefully, you can hear the good fairy come in the night and leave our assignment for tomorrow.” Orson Scott Card
Imagination, Childhood, Fantasy, Homework, Whimsy, Innocence
Orson Scott Card Imagination, Childhood, Fantasy, Homework, Whimsy, Innocence“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“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“That is the tragedy of language, my friend. Those who know each other only through symbolic representations are forced to imagine each other. And because their imagination is imperfect, they are often wrong.” Orson Scott Card
Language, Communication, Misunderstanding, Imagination, Symbolic Interaction, Perceptual Limitations
Orson Scott Card Language, Communication, Misunderstanding, Imagination, Symbolic Interaction, Perceptual Limitations“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“If you lay a hand on me I'll ram your testicles so far up inside your abdomen it'll take a heart surgeon to get them out.” Orson Scott Card
Threat, Violence, Self Defense, Humor, Graphic Language, Female Empowerment
Orson Scott Card Threat, Violence, Self Defense, Humor, Graphic Language, Female Empowerment“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“Regardless of law, marriage has only one definition, and any government that attempts to change it is my mortal enemy. I will act to destroy that government and bring it down.” Orson Scott Card
Marriage, Controversy, Politics, Defiance, Ideological Conflict, Government Opposition
Orson Scott Card Marriage, Controversy, Politics, Defiance, Ideological Conflict, Government Opposition“The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me the foundation of general knowledge that makes a career as a writer possible.” Orson Scott Card
Education, Writing, Knowledge, Career, Personal Growth, Intellectual Foundation
Orson Scott Card Education, Writing, Knowledge, Career, Personal Growth, Intellectual Foundation“Knocking him down won the first fight. I wanted to win all the next ones, too. So they'd leave me alone.” Orson Scott Card
Violence, Strategy, Bullying, Self-defense, Loneliness, Survival
Orson Scott Card Violence, Strategy, Bullying, Self-defense, Loneliness, Survival“The priests say that God created our souls, and that just puts us under the control of another puppeteer. If God created our will, then he's responsible for every choice we make.” Orson Scott Card
Free Will, Religion, Responsibility, Philosophy, Determinism, Theological Debate
Orson Scott Card Free Will, Religion, Responsibility, Philosophy, Determinism, Theological Debate“She worked her toes into the sand, feeling the tiny delicious pain of the friction of tiny chips of silicon against the tender flesh between her toes. That's life. It hurts, it's dirty, and it feels very, very good.” Orson Scott Card
Life, Pain, Pleasure, Sensation, Sensory Experience, Human Condition
Orson Scott Card Life, Pain, Pleasure, Sensation, Sensory Experience, Human Condition“But I fear that I also underestimate the stupidity of the rest of mankind. Are we absolutely sure that we ought to win this war?” Orson Scott Card
Stupidity, War, Humanity, Doubt, Moral Questioning, Cynical Observation
Orson Scott Card Stupidity, War, Humanity, Doubt, Moral Questioning, Cynical Observation“The most noble title any child can have, Demosthenes wrote, is third.” Orson Scott Card
Nobility, Childhood, Hierarchy, Social Commentary, Perspective Shift, Value Redefinition
Orson Scott Card Nobility, Childhood, Hierarchy, Social Commentary, Perspective Shift, Value Redefinition