“Is it some law of human nature that you inevitably become whatever your first commander was?” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“We're going to make him the best military commander in history. And then put the fate of the world on his shoulders.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Maezr smiled. "A hundred years ago, Ender, we found out some things. That when a commander's life is in danger he becomes… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“It had to be a trick or you couldn’t have done it. It’s the bind we were in. We had to have… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Just one more example of why a commander who ruled by fear and made all the decisions himself would always be beaten,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
We're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
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:… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Why did he hesitate? He finally admitted to himself that he was like an American child who was almost completely certain about Santa Claus,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“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… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“The devil?” Jason heaved the tick over his shoulder like a collier with his sack. “Satan. The adversary. The enemy of the plan of… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“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.… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Ender, for the past few months you have been the battle commander of our fleets. This was the Third Invasion. There were no games,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Science fiction is about what could be but isn't; fantasy is about what couldn't be. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
