--- title: "30 Believe Quotes By Orson Scott Card" description: "30 Believe quotes by Orson Scott Card. Plus more from Orson Scott Card and more Believe sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/orson-scott-card-134_believe_all-the-stories-are-fictions-what-matter_1359664.png" --- > [All the stories are fictions. What matters is which fiction you believe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/all-the-stories-are-fictions-what-matters-is-which-fiction-you-believe/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a6/orson-scott-card-134_believe_all-the-stories-are-fictions-what-matter_1359664.png) > [I don't believe that there are aliens. I believe there are really different people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/i-don-t-believe-that-there-are-aliens-i-believe-there-are-really/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b9c/orson-scott-card-134_aliens_i-don-t-believe-that-there-are-aliens-i_2520156.png) > [Just because you believe it doesn't make it so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/just-because-you-believe-it-doesn-t-make-it-so/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/907/orson-scott-card-134_believe_just-because-you-believe-it-doesn-t-make_680516.png) > [I always tell what I believe. Whether it's true, I'm no more sure than any man.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/i-always-tell-what-i-believe-whether-it-s-true-i-m-no-more-sure-than/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5d4/orson-scott-card-134_believe_i-always-tell-what-i-believe-whether-it_2279854.png) > [I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/i-think-it-s-impossible-to-really-understand-somebody-what-they-want/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/orson-scott-card-134_believe_i-think-it-s-impossible-to-really-unders_644035.png) > [This is how humans are: We question all our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe in, and those we…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/this-is-how-humans-are-we-question-all-our-beliefs-except-for-the/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/240/orson-scott-card-134_belief_this-is-how-humans-are-we-question-all-o_1663384.png) > [“saying you don't know or care about God is the same as saying you believe he doesn't exist, because if you had…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/saying-you-don-t-know-or-care-about-god-is-the-same-as-saying-you/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ef5/orson-scott-card-134_believe_saying-you-don-t-know-or-care-about-god_3212376.png) > [“Will people really go?” “People always go. Always. They always believe they can make a better life than in the old world.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/will-people-really-go-people-always-go-always-they-always-believe/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cdf/orson-scott-card-134_believe_will-people-really-go-people-always-go-a_1754863.png) > [“People will always go. Always. They always believe the can make a better life than in the old world. What the hell, maybe they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/people-will-always-go-always-they-always-believe-the-can-make-a/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/08c/orson-scott-card-134_believe_people-will-always-go-always-they-always_2784681.png) > [I don't know a soul who doesn't maintain two separate lists of doctrines the ones that they believe that they believe; and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/i-don-t-know-a-soul-who-doesn-t-maintain-two-separate-lists-of/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2c6/orson-scott-card-134_believe_i-don-t-know-a-soul-who-doesn-t-maintain_1322604.png) > [I think you don't grow up until you stop worrying about other people's purposes or lack of them and find the purposes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/i-think-you-don-t-grow-up-until-you-stop-worrying-about-other-people/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/371/orson-scott-card-134_believe_i-think-you-don-t-grow-up-until-you-stop_2395679.jpg) > [When you have faith in something a lot of other people believe then you a member of the church" said Ceas, "When…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/when-you-have-faith-in-something-a-lot-of-other-people-believe-then/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/440/orson-scott-card-134_believe_when-you-have-faith-in-something-a-lot-o_2571614.jpg) > [But whether there's some grand design really matters little to me. My only hope was this: to see what might be, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/but-whether-there-s-some-grand-design-really-matters-little-to-me-my-2/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae9/orson-scott-card-134_believe_but-whether-there-s-some-grand-design-re_2418394.png) > [If I wanted to doubt, then I could doubt endlessly, but at some point a person has to stop questioning and act,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/if-i-wanted-to-doubt-then-i-could-doubt-endlessly-but-at-some-point-a/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aef/orson-scott-card-134_being-true_if-i-wanted-to-doubt-then-i-could-doubt_629743.jpg) > [But the truth is that no person ever understands another, from beginning to end of life, there is no truth that can…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/but-the-truth-is-that-no-person-ever-understands-another-from/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1e9/orson-scott-card-134_being-true_but-the-truth-is-that-no-person-ever-und_2872091.jpg) > [Dona Crista laughed a bit. "Oh, Pip, I'd be glad for you to try. But do believe me, my dear friend, touching…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/dona-crista-laughed-a-bit-oh-pip-i-d-be-glad-for-you-to-try-but-do/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e83/orson-scott-card-134_believe_dona-crista-laughed-a-bit-oh-pip-i-d-be_2710859.jpg) > [I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing classes, but I really didn't expect it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/i-fell-into-playwriting-accidentally-took-some-classes-in-it-and-also/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e1/orson-scott-card-134_actor_i-fell-into-playwriting-accidentally-too_2521156.png) > [In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/in-the-moment-when-i-truly-understand-my-enemy-understand-him-well-2/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bd2/orson-scott-card-134_believe_in-the-moment-when-i-truly-understand-my_713722.jpg) > [When you hear a true story, there is a part of you that responds to it regardless of art, regardless of evidence.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/when-you-hear-a-true-story-there-is-a-part-of-you-that-responds-to-it/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e0/orson-scott-card-134_art_when-you-hear-a-true-story-there-is-a-pa_528544.jpg) > [But whether there's some grand design really matters little to me. My only hope was this. To see what could be, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/but-whether-there-s-some-grand-design-really-matters-little-to-me-my/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb5/orson-scott-card-134_believe_but-whether-there-s-some-grand-design-re_2251744.jpg) > [The criminal misuse of time was pointing out the mistakes. Catching them―noticing them―that was essential. If you did not in your own…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/the-criminal-misuse-of-time-was-pointing-out-the-mistakes-catching/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/078/orson-scott-card-134_advantage_the-criminal-misuse-of-time-was-pointing_2965501.png) > [...You believe that the kind of story you want to tell might be best received by the science fiction and fantasy audience.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/you-believe-that-the-kind-of-story-you-want-to-tell-might-be-best/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b3f/orson-scott-card-134_audience_you-believe-that-the-kind-of-story-you-w_187396.png) > [America's intellectual community has never been very bright. Or honest. They're all sheep, following whatever the intellectual fashion of the decade happens…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/america-s-intellectual-community-has-never-been-very-bright-or-honest/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eb8/orson-scott-card-134_america_america-s-intellectual-community-has-nev_1742123.jpg) > [The tribe is whatever we believe it is. If we say the tribe is all the Little Ones in the forest, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/the-tribe-is-whatever-we-believe-it-is-if-we-say-the-tribe-is-all-the/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/321/orson-scott-card-134_able_the-tribe-is-whatever-we-believe-it-is-i_2784173.png) > [She remembered the story from her childhood, about Adam and Eve in the garden, and the talking snake. Even as a little…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/she-remembered-the-story-from-her-childhood-about-adam-and-eve-in-the/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4dc/orson-scott-card-134_adam_she-remembered-the-story-from-her-childh_1676792.png) > [If I wanted to doubt, then I could doubt endlessly ... but at some point a person has to stop questioning and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/if-i-wanted-to-doubt-then-i-could-doubt-endlessly-but-at-some-point-a-2/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ebc/orson-scott-card-134_being-true_if-i-wanted-to-doubt-then-i-could-doubt_1864931.png) > [Ender Wiggin must believe that no matter what happens, no adult will ever, ever step in to help him in any way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/ender-wiggin-must-believe-that-no-matter-what-happens-no-adult-will/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9cc/orson-scott-card-134_adult_ender-wiggin-must-believe-that-no-matter_147915.png) > [“And that's as sure as we ever are of anything. We believe it enough to act as though it's true. When we'r'e…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/and-that-s-as-sure-as-we-ever-are-of-anything-we-believe-it-enough-to/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/808/orson-scott-card-134_believe_and-that-s-as-sure-as-we-ever-are-of-any_2000946.png) > [Then you're dead, too, sweet little sister.' Oh, yes,' said Valentine. 'They'll believe that. "I didn't know it would kill Andrew. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/then-you-re-dead-too-sweet-little-sister-oh-yes-said-valentine-they/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5cd/orson-scott-card-134_andrew_then-you-re-dead-too-sweet-little-sister_722158.png) > [“I understand that you believe that it works,' said Thrower patiently. 'But everything in the world is either science or miracles. Miracles…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/i-understand-that-you-believe-that-it-works-said-thrower-patiently/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3d3/orson-scott-card-134_believe_i-understand-that-you-believe-that-it-wo_196293.png) ## Other authors on Believe ## More by Orson Scott Card > [“You underestimate yourself.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/you-underestimate-yourself/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/we-re-like-the-wicked-witch-we-promise-gingerbread-then-eat-the/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not "true" because we're hungry for another kind of truth:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/i-think-that-most-of-us-anyway-read-these-stories-that-we-know-are/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [“Why did he hesitate? He finally admitted to himself that he was like an American child who was almost completely certain about Santa Claus,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/why-did-he-hesitate-he-finally-admitted-to-himself-that-he-was-like/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [“I don't know of a soul who doesn't maintain two separate lists of doctrines - the ones they believe they believe; and the ones…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/i-don-t-know-of-a-soul-who-doesn-t-maintain-two-separate-lists-of/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [Good people do not let others suffer needlessly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/good-people-do-not-let-others-suffer-needlessly/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [“The devil?” Jason heaved the tick over his shoulder like a collier with his sack. “Satan. The adversary. The enemy of the plan of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/the-devil-jason-heaved-the-tick-over-his-shoulder-like-a-collier-with/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [“What we've done is make the categories of science fiction and fantasy larger, freer, and more inclusive than any other genre of contemporary literature.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/what-we-ve-done-is-make-the-categories-of-science-fiction-and-fantasy/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [Where ideas are real and reality is shadow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/where-ideas-are-real-and-reality-is-shadow/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [“Ender, for the past few months you have been the battle commander of our fleets. This was the Third Invasion. There were no games,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/ender-for-the-past-few-months-you-have-been-the-battle-commander-of/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [Science fiction is about what could be but isn't; fantasy is about what couldn't be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/science-fiction-is-about-what-could-be-but-isn-t-fantasy-is-about/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [Knowledge is just opinion that you trust enough to act upon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/knowledge-is-just-opinion-that-you-trust-enough-to-act-upon/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [“Of course they accused Marcão of having done it without provocation—that’s the way of torturers of every age, to put the blame on the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/of-course-they-accused-marc-o-of-having-done-it-without-provocation/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [“Civilization is only a pretense; in the crisis, we become mere apes again, forgetting the rational biped of our pretensions and becoming instead the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/civilization-is-only-a-pretense-in-the-crisis-we-become-mere-apes/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) > [“Where did this whole thing begin? If what we think of as reality is just a pattern that somebody brought Outside, and the universe…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/orson-scott-card/where-did-this-whole-thing-begin-if-what-we-think-of-as-reality-is/) [Orson Scott Card](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/orson-scott-card/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/believe/orson-scott-card/#itemlist", "name": "30 Believe Quotes By Orson Scott Card", "numberOfItems": 30, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "All the stories are fictions. 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