But Father has also taught him: Treat a man as if he had a fine reputation to protect, and he will usually… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
There's no need to legalize gay marriage. I have plenty of gay friends who are committed couples; some of them call themselves… — 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
Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Good people aren't good because they never cause harm to others. They're good because they treat others the best way they know… — 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: 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
