“Why did he hesitate? He finally admitted to himself that he was like an American child who was almost completely certain about… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“I don't think it has anything to do with truth, Olhado. It's just cause and effect. We never can sort them out.… — 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
I didn't want to see you." "They told me." "I was afraid that I'd still love you." "I hoped that you would. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“The prospect of sharing the rest of their lives held no dread for them. . . every word and movement between them… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“The only way to end things completely was to hurt him enough that his fear was stronger than his hate.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
The lives of all people flow through time, and, regardless of how brutal one moment may be, how filled with grief or… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“And you don’t understand how devastating fear and rage can be, and how quickly religion and civilization and human decency are forgotten… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
The fear of death in the one place was not as strong as another kind of fear, the fear of a world… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“But it was not the boyish grin she had known when he bounded along the low-gravity inner corridors of Battle School. This… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I have too many secrets. For all these years I've been a speaker for the dead, uncovering secrets and helping people to… — 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
“He toyed with the idea of trying to be like the other boys. But he couldn’t think of any jokes, and none… — 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
