the seed of doubt was there, and it stayed, and every now and then sent out a little root. It changed everything,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Who else but a pacifist would attack somebody as little as Wiggin?” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“As I recall, St. Paul stood by and held the coats of the men who were stoning him (Stephen). Apparently he wasn't… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“In my dreams," said Ender, "I'm never sure whether I'm really me.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I don't care how much you eat, Ender, self-cannibalism won't get you out of this school. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
There's only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that's being so good at what you do that they… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
We've devoted our lives to learning about them!" Miro said. Ender stopped. "Not from them. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
You understand that the piggies are animals, and you no more condemn them for murdering Libo and Pipo than you condemn a… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Ender didn't like fighting. He didn't like Peter's kind, the strong against the weak, and he didn't like his own kind either,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“When a brother is given the right to pass into the third life as a father, then he chooses his greatest rival… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“When it comes down to it, though, the real decision is inevitable: If one of us has to be destroyed, let's make… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Being here alone with nothing to do, I've been thinking about myself too. Trying to understand why I hate myself so badly.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Just because they didn't know they were killing human beings doesn't mean they weren't killing human beings.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
There was no doubt now in Ender's mind. There was no help for him. Whatever he faced, now and forever, no on… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
You want to beat Peter?" she asked "No," he answered "Beat the buggers. Then come home and see who notices Peter Wiggen… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
It's about me, or people wouldn't be so anxious to keep me from knowing about it. The absence of information is information.… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“He was not prepared to deal with my mistake, thought Jane, and he did not understand the suffering his response would cause… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
It's the teachers, they're the enemy. They get us to fight each other, to hate each other. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Compassion is what you're good at. I'm better at complex searches through organized data structures.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“You don't know what would have happened if I hadn't pushed. Nobody knows. I did it the way I did it, and… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“I came because I've spent my whole life in the company of the brother that I hated. Now I want a chance… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
He walked down the corridor, lined with his soldiers, who looked at him with love, with awe, with trust. Except Bean, who… — 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
