Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
He would always speak the language of the heart with an awkward foreign accent. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
It is possible to have words come to your mind, and still refrain from speaking them aloud. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“As they say, a word to the wise is sufficient. And here I’ve gone and written five paragraphs.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“I speak to everyone in the language they understand," said Ender. "That isn't being slick. It's being clear” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
There are times when the world is rearranging itself, and at times like that, the right words can change the world. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“(Rigg) had often complained that all these languages were useless, and Father had only said, "A man who speaks but one language… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“the conversation of the mind was truer than any language, and they knew each other better than they ever could have by… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Oops, I thought. Oops is an all-purpose word standing for every bit of profanity, blasphemy, and pornographic and scatological execration I could… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Humans invent an imaginary lover and put that mask over the face of the body in their bed. That is the tragedy… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“She had always thought that if only people could communicate mind-to-mind, eliminating the ambiguities of language, then understanding would be perfect and… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“They must talk to each other directly, Ender, mind to mind. What one thinks, another can also think; what one remembers, another… — 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
