We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.
Orson Scott Card
Deception, Cruelty, Manipulation, Fairy Tale, Dark Humor, Moral Ambiguity
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Nobility | Fairness | Self Protection | Support | Delayed Gratification | Discipline | Existential Dread | Emotional State | Cultural Perspective | Participation | Metaphor | Fiction | Impossibility | Authenticity | Life | Human Perception | War | Indoctrination | Character Growth | Mystery | More
More Orson Scott Card Quotes
“No point in getting emotional about anything. Being emotional didn't help with survival. What mattered was to learn everything, analyze the situation, choose a course of action, and then move boldly. Know, think, choose, do.” Orson Scott Card
Emotions, Survival, Analysis, Action, Decision-making, Pragmatic Philosophy
Orson Scott Card Emotions, Survival, Analysis, Action, Decision-making, Pragmatic Philosophy“Sometimes you have to trust people enough to let them succeed and love them enough to let them fail.” Orson Scott Card
Trust, Love, Success, Failure, Personal Growth, Leadership
Orson Scott Card Trust, Love, Success, Failure, Personal Growth, Leadership“Ender nodded. It was a lie, of course, that it wouldn't hurt a bit. But since adults always said it when it was going to hurt, he could count on that statement as an accurate prediction of the future. Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.” Orson Scott Card
Lies, Truth, Pain, Prediction, Childhood Wisdom, Ironic Reliability
Orson Scott Card Lies, Truth, Pain, Prediction, Childhood Wisdom, Ironic Reliability“Perhaps I'm hiding from myself. Perhaps I don't want to be what I'm supposed to be. Or perhaps I don't want to keep living the life I already started to live.” Orson Scott Card
Self-discovery, Destiny, Choice, Identity, Personal Growth, Existential Crisis
Orson Scott Card Self-discovery, Destiny, Choice, Identity, Personal Growth, Existential Crisis“We don't admit it to ourselves, not until the very moment of death, but in that moment, we see all life before us and we understand how we chose, every day of our lives, the manner of our death.” Orson Scott Card
Death, Life Choices, Self Awareness, Mortality, Responsibility, Existential Reflection
Orson Scott Card Death, Life Choices, Self Awareness, Mortality, Responsibility, Existential Reflection“Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us like mice.” Orson Scott Card
Childhood, Adulthood, Perception, Age, Societal Norms, Condescension
Orson Scott Card Childhood, Adulthood, Perception, Age, Societal Norms, Condescension“Maybe that's all demons ever are. People like us, doing things without even knowing what we're doing.” Orson Scott Card
Demons, Ignorance, Human Nature, Unintended Consequences, Morality, Self Awareness
Orson Scott Card Demons, Ignorance, Human Nature, Unintended Consequences, Morality, Self Awareness“There's no need to legalize gay marriage. I have plenty of gay friends who are committed couples; some of them call themselves married, some don't, but their friends treat them as married. Anybody who doesn't like it just doesn't hang out with them.” Orson Scott Card
Gay Marriage, Social Acceptance, Legality, Relationships, Controversy, Personal Opinion
Orson Scott Card Gay Marriage, Social Acceptance, Legality, Relationships, Controversy, Personal Opinion“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“Religion makes them crazy. Not a woman I ever met wasn't crazy with religion.” Orson Scott Card
Religion, Gender, Madness, Criticism, Social Observation, Generalization
Orson Scott Card Religion, Gender, Madness, Criticism, Social Observation, Generalization“There is no harder job than parenting. There is no human relationship with such potential for great achievement and awful destructiveness, and despite all the experts who write about it, no one has the slightest idea whether any decision will be right or best or even not-horrible for any particular child. It is a job that simply cannot be done right.” Orson Scott Card
Parenting, Responsibility, Uncertainty, Potential, Child Rearing, Human Relationships
Orson Scott Card Parenting, Responsibility, Uncertainty, Potential, Child Rearing, Human Relationships“People are never fair, even when they try to be. and few are the ones who try.” Orson Scott Card
Fairness, Human Nature, Effort, Cynicism, Social Observation, Moral Complexity
Orson Scott Card Fairness, Human Nature, Effort, Cynicism, Social Observation, Moral Complexity“If he was a good man, how could he leave me? So he must not be a good man. But if he isn't good, then why does it hurt so much to lose him?” Orson Scott Card
Love, Morality, Loss, Pain, Cognitive Dissonance, Emotional Reasoning
Orson Scott Card Love, Morality, Loss, Pain, Cognitive Dissonance, Emotional Reasoning“I know because I was also broken as a child and forced to become a wicked conniving selfish manipulating monster in order to protect the fragile love-hungry girl who would have been destroyed by the life I had to lead.” Orson Scott Card
Trauma, Survival, Adaptation, Childhood, Self Protection, Psychological Damage
Orson Scott Card Trauma, Survival, Adaptation, Childhood, Self Protection, Psychological Damage“You can't change what you don't understand.” Orson Scott Card
Change, Understanding, Knowledge, Personal Growth, Insight, Self Improvement
Orson Scott Card Change, Understanding, Knowledge, Personal Growth, Insight, Self Improvement“You are the least-alone person I have ever known. Your heart has always included within it everyone who let you love them, and many who did not.” Orson Scott Card
Connection, Love, Empathy, Relationships, Emotional Capacity, Inclusive Spirit
Orson Scott Card Connection, Love, Empathy, Relationships, Emotional Capacity, Inclusive Spirit“There is no society that does not highly value fictional storytelling. Ever.” Orson Scott Card
Storytelling, Culture, Universality, Fiction, Human Nature, Societal Values
Orson Scott Card Storytelling, Culture, Universality, Fiction, Human Nature, Societal Values“The only teacher that's worth anything to you is your enemy.” Orson Scott Card
Learning, Adversity, Growth, Enemies, Self Improvement, Unconventional Wisdom
Orson Scott Card Learning, Adversity, Growth, Enemies, Self Improvement, Unconventional Wisdom“The enemy's gate was down.” Orson Scott Card
Strategy, Perspective, Adaptation, Conflict, Military Tactics, Mental Shift
Orson Scott Card Strategy, Perspective, Adaptation, Conflict, Military Tactics, Mental Shift“An interesting side effect of the battle was that Ender emerged at the top of the soldier efficiency list. Since he hadn't fired a shot, he had a perfect record on shooting – no misses at all. And since he had never been eliminated or disabled, his percentage there was excellent. No one else came close. It made a lot of boys laugh, and others were angry, but on the prized efficiency list, Ender was now the leader.” Orson Scott Card
Irony, Success, Competition, Leadership, Unexpected Outcomes, Military Training
Orson Scott Card Irony, Success, Competition, Leadership, Unexpected Outcomes, Military Training