“...He found himself filled with joy, for now his existence had a meaning. He had a future, because he was part of… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“who would expect less?" she said. " You're a Wiggin." " Whatever that means." He said. " It means that you are… — 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
“Still not dead,” she said. She had greeted him with these words each time she woke during the past few days. At… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
The most important training, though, is to experience life as a writer, questioning everything, inventing multiple explanations for everything. If you do… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“So you’re coming along with me, increasing our risk of being identified and allowing Achilles to get his two worst nemeses with… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Oh, I'll live Ender's life, too. It's so much more interesting than my own.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
As he thought of it, though, he could not imagine what “just living” might actually be. He had never done it in… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“That's the difference between life and art, of course. Life has no frames, no curtains, no beginnings and no endings.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Come with us!” shouted one of the Indonesians. Bean thought this was probably a good idea. Since the assassination attempt had included… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
That's what so many people didn't understand about life. The real world is the one within the walls of homes; the outside… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
The Buggers have finally, finally learned that we humans value each and every individual human life... But they've learned this lesson just… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Will we be extinguished? What difference does it make then, the ones of us who had plans, what does it matter the… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
The funny thing was, you see, that Mike Fink didn't think of himself as a murderer. He thought of life as a… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Life is a suicide course, Miro. Check it out- basic philosophy course. You spend your life running out of fuel and when… — 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
With life. Rooter says that life is how God gives purpose to the universe. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
You spend your whole life grieving for those who haven't died yet. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
In my view, suicide is not really a wish for life to end.' What is it then?' It is the only way… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Perhaps I'm hiding from myself. Perhaps I don't want to be what I'm supposed to be. Or perhaps I don't want to… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Your dream is a good one. [. . .] The desire that is the very root of life itself: To grow until… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Only the mother tree remained in the middle of the clearing, bathed in light, heavy with fruit, festooned with blossoms, a perpetual… — 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