“Ender, for the past few months you have been the battle commander of our fleets. This was the Third Invasion. There were… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Ender stepped under the water and rinsed himself, took the sweat of combat and let it run down the drain. All gone,… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
She will look at you as women look at men, and she will judge you as a woman judge men...not on the… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“The strangest thing about humans is the way they pair up, males and females. Constantly at war with each other, never content… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
And above all, what does being liberal have to do with opposing, or, uh, supporting the war against terror? Our enemies in… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Not many people are enemies to anyone. But the ones full of greed or hate, pride or fear—their passion is strong enough… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Armies have spent a lot of time and effort training their soldiers not to think of the enemy as human beings. It’s… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
Any decent person who knows what warfare is can never go into battle with a whole heart. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Ender knew that at this moment he might be able to walk out of the room and end the battle. The way… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“So what do we do now?” asked Alai. “The bugger war’s over, and so’s the war down there on Earth, and even… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“the power to cause pain is the only power that matters, the power to kill and destroy, because if you can't kill… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Strategies and formations were nice, but they were nothing if the soldiers didn’t know how to handle themselves in battle.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
But I fear that I also underestimate the stupidity of the rest of mankind. Are we absolutely sure that we ought to… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Every time, I've won because I could understand the way my enemy though. From what they did. I could tell what they… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“When it comes down to it, though, the real decision is inevitable: If one of us has to be destroyed, let's make… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I be crazy too, little buddy, but at least when I be craziest, I be floating all alone in space and the… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“So the whole war is because we can't talk to each other.' 'If the other fellow can't tell you his story, you… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“She [Queen Isabella] will look at you as women look at men. She will judge you as women judge men. Not on… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
War was never so careful as to inflict suffering only where it was merited. — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“When armies benefit from being perceived as necessary, and war provides a means of gaining prestige and leverage over the government,” said… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
I'm a Democrat voting for Bush, even though on economic issues, from taxes to government regulation, I'm not happy with the Republican… — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“Fairness is a wonderful attribute, Major Anderson. It has nothing to do with war.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“The classes were valuable, but the real education was the game.” — Orson Scott Card Copy Share Image
“He woke up and fought another battle and won. Then he went to bed and slept again and dreamed again and then… — 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
