“Bean was tired of talking about this. She looked so happy when she talked about God, but he hadn't figured it out… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
What else should you be? Human beings didn't evolve brains in order to lie around on lakes. Killing's the first thing we… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“But then, I would rather be mocked for doing a good thing than to be respected, knowing I have done wrong.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“What if the first homo sapiens had felt that way? We’d all still be neanderthals, and when the Buggers came they would… — 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
