“The memory of the pain did not destroy the reality of the pleasure; grief did not obliterate joy.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Life is full of grief, to exactly the degree we allow ourselves to love other people. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
For he loved her, as you can only love someone who is an echo of yourself at your time of deepest sorrow. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Grief,she reminded herself, is almost always for the mourner's loss. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“The world is full of grief - to the exact degree we allow ourselves to love other people. (Mazer Rackham)” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Of course, I also hear from critics who detest what I do, and while sometimes I feel rather proud of having made… — 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 then the queen wept with all her heart. Not for the cruel and greedy man who had warred and killed and… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Music isn't just a pleasure, a transient satisfaction. It's a need, a deep hunger; and when the music is right, it's joy.… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Ela reached out for Grego. He refused to go to her. Instead he did exactly what Ender expected, what he had prepared… — 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
