We humans do, when the cause is sufficient, spend our lives. We throw ourselves onto the grenade to save our buddies in… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Nature can't evolve a species that hasn't the will to survive. Individuals might be bred to sacrifice themselves, but the race as… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Do the gods of different nations talk to each other?...Is there some annual get-together where they compare each other's worshippers? Mine will… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“You can deny any sacrifice by claiming that it made the sufferer feel so good to do it that it really wasn’t… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
If human beings are all monsters, why should I sacrifice anything for them?" "Because they are beautiful monsters..., And when they live… — 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
