“Faith doesn't mean that you never doubt. It only means that you never act upon your doubts.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Faith doesn't mean you never doubt. It only means you never act upon your doubts. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“You’ve lost faith in yourself? Isn’t that rich? A god who’s become a self-atheist!” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Religion makes them crazy. Not a woman I ever met wasn't crazy with religion. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
There's always hope... even when there isn't faith. And sometimes, without hope or faith, there must be charity. — 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
“[No single] explanation will ever contain the final answer for all time, for all hearers. There is always, ALWAYS more to learn.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Petra shook her head. "I knew you were stupid, because you became a talk-therapy shrink, which is like becoming a minister of… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Religion is tied to the deepest feelings people have. The love that arises from that stewing pot is the sweetest and strongest,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
[T]he politically correct are above the rules of ordinary civility, once they have identified you as an unbeliever in their religion. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I have never resisted the lord in my life, and I never will. But I'm not so hungry for dialogue with him… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Surely you're not saying that God had to choose between long life and intelligence for human beings! It's there in your own… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“You were the one who threatened us with an Inquisitor," the Bishop reminded him. With a smile. The Speaker's smile was just… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“You were baptized?" "My sister told me that yes, Father baptized me shortly after birth. My mother was a Protestant of a… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
In a way, being a Mormon prepares you to deal with science fiction, because we live simultaneously in two very different cultures.… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Our understanding of doctrine is not perfect, and no matter what the popes have said, I don't believe for a moment that… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“I know that you are wise. When you hear a true story, there is a part of you that responds to it… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Bean was tired of talking about this. She looked so happy when she talked about God, but he hadn't figured it out yet, what God even was. It was like, she wanted to give God credit for every good thing, but when it was bad, then she either didn't mention God or had some reason why it was a good… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share
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: the mythic truth about human nature in general, the particular truth about those life-communities that define our own identity, and the most specific truth of all: our own self-story. Fiction, because it is not about someone… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share
“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