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Orson Scott Card Quotes

It was just him and me. He fought with honor. If it weren’t for his honor, he and the others would have beaten me together. They might have killed me, then. His sense of honor saved my life. I didn’t fight with honor... I fought to win Picture Quote #1

Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf Picture Quote #1

If only we were wiser or better people, perhaps the gods would explain to us the mad, unbearable things they do Picture Quote #1

And enough for me that when my hand touched your shoulder, you leaned on me; and when you felt me slip away, you called my name Picture Quote #1

I’ve watched through his eyes, I’ve listened through his ears, and I tell you he’s the one Picture Quote #1

If you try and lose then it isn’t your fault. But if you don’t try and we lose, then it’s all your fault Picture Quote #1

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Perhaps it’s impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be Picture Quote #1

She worked her toes into the sand, feeling the tiny delicious pain of the friction of tiny chips of silicon against the tender flesh between her toes. That’s life. It hurts, it’s dirty, and it feels very, very good Picture Quote #1

This is how humans are: We question all our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe in, and those we never think to question Picture Quote #1

We were all fated to die, and so it is good that at least we can be sure our deaths today might bring about a good end, might make the world a better place Picture Quote #1

The society whose citizens are willing to stand and fight is the one with the best chance of surviving long enough for history to even notice Picture Quote #1

Love is finding that the things you like best about yourself are not in you at all, but in the person who completes you Picture Quote #1

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Being young is an 18 year prison sentence for a crime your parents committed. But you do get time off for good behavior Picture Quote #1

It’s called civilization. Women invented it, and every time you men blow it all to bits, we just invent it again Picture Quote #1

You’re not a human being until you value something more than the life of your body. And the greater the thing you live and die for the greater you are Picture Quote #1

Life is full of grief, to exactly the degree we allow ourselves to love other people Picture Quote #1

Everybody dies. What matters is what you do between now and when it happens to you Picture Quote #1

The story is one that you and I will construct together in your memory. If the story means anything to you at all, then when you remember it afterward, think of it, not as something I created, but rather as something that we made together Picture Quote #1

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All the common people want is to be left alone. All the ordinary soldier wants is to collect his pay and not get killed. That’s why the great forces of history can be manipulated by astonishingly small groups of determined people Picture Quote #1

No human being, when you understand his desires, is worthless. No one’s life is nothing. Even the most evil of men and women, if you understand their hearts, had some generous act that redeems them, at least a little, from their sins Picture Quote #1

Personal affection is a luxury you can have only after all your enemies are eliminated. Until then, everyone you love is a hostage, sapping your courage and corrupting your judgment Picture Quote #1

There were crimes and quarrels, alongside kindness and cooperation; there were people who loved each other and people who did not; it was a human world Picture Quote #1

When you have wisdom that another person knows that he needs, you give it freely. But when the other person doesn’t yet know that he needs your wisdom you keep it to yourself. Food only looks good to a hungry man Picture Quote #1

Human beings may be miserable specimens, in the main, but we can learn, and, through learning, become decent people Picture Quote #1

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The future is a hundred thousand threads, but the past is a fabric that can never be rewoven Picture Quote #1

Fiction, because it is not about somebody who actually lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about oneself Picture Quote #1

Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others, and hold the hearts of others as the treasure most dear Picture Quote #1

If you listen very carefully, you can hear the good fairy come in the night and leave our assignment for tomorrow Picture Quote #1

When you really know somebody you can’t hate them. Or maybe it’s just that you can’t really know them until you stop hating them Picture Quote #1

The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistakes as soon as they recognize them Picture Quote #1

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It was just him and me. He fought with honor. If it weren’t for his honor, he and the others would have beaten me together. They might have killed me, then. His sense of honor saved my life. I didn’t fight with honor... I fought to win (Orson Scott Card Quotes) Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf (Orson Scott Card Quotes) If only we were wiser or better people, perhaps the gods would explain to us the mad, unbearable things they do (Orson Scott Card Quotes) And enough for me that when my hand touched your shoulder, you leaned on me; and when you felt me slip away, you called my name (Orson Scott Card Quotes) I’ve watched through his eyes, I’ve listened through his ears, and I tell you he’s the one (Orson Scott Card Quotes) If you try and lose then it isn’t your fault. But if you don’t try and we lose, then it’s all your fault (Orson Scott Card Quotes) Perhaps it’s impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be (Orson Scott Card Quotes) She worked her toes into the sand, feeling the tiny delicious pain of the friction of tiny chips of silicon against the tender flesh between her toes. That’s life. It hurts, it’s dirty, and it feels very, very good (Orson Scott Card Quotes) This is how humans are: We question all our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe in, and those we never think to question (Orson Scott Card Quotes) We were all fated to die, and so it is good that at least we can be sure our deaths today might bring about a good end, might make the world a better place (Orson Scott Card Quotes) The society whose citizens are willing to stand and fight is the one with the best chance of surviving long enough for history to even notice (Orson Scott Card Quotes) Love is finding that the things you like best about yourself are not in you at all, but in the person who completes you (Orson Scott Card Quotes) Being young is an 18 year prison sentence for a crime your parents committed. But you do get time off for good behavior (Orson Scott Card Quotes) It’s called civilization. Women invented it, and every time you men blow it all to bits, we just invent it again (Orson Scott Card Quotes) You’re not a human being until you value something more than the life of your body. And the greater the thing you live and die for the greater you are (Orson Scott Card Quotes) Life is full of grief, to exactly the degree we allow ourselves to love other people (Orson Scott Card Quotes) Everybody dies. What matters is what you do between now and when it happens to you (Orson Scott Card Quotes) The story is one that you and I will construct together in your memory. If the story means anything to you at all, then when you remember it afterward, think of it, not as something I created, but rather as something that we made together (Orson Scott Card Quotes) All the common people want is to be left alone. All the ordinary soldier wants is to collect his pay and not get killed. That’s why the great forces of history can be manipulated by astonishingly small groups of determined people (Orson Scott Card Quotes) No human being, when you understand his desires, is worthless. No one’s life is nothing. Even the most evil of men and women, if you understand their hearts, had some generous act that redeems them, at least a little, from their sins (Orson Scott Card Quotes) Personal affection is a luxury you can have only after all your enemies are eliminated. Until then, everyone you love is a hostage, sapping your courage and corrupting your judgment (Orson Scott Card Quotes) There were crimes and quarrels, alongside kindness and cooperation; there were people who loved each other and people who did not; it was a human world (Orson Scott Card Quotes) When you have wisdom that another person knows that he needs, you give it freely. But when the other person doesn’t yet know that he needs your wisdom you keep it to yourself. Food only looks good to a hungry man (Orson Scott Card Quotes) Human beings may be miserable specimens, in the main, but we can learn, and, through learning, become decent people (Orson Scott Card Quotes) The future is a hundred thousand threads, but the past is a fabric that can never be rewoven (Orson Scott Card Quotes) Fiction, because it is not about somebody who actually lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about oneself (Orson Scott Card Quotes) Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others, and hold the hearts of others as the treasure most dear (Orson Scott Card Quotes) If you listen very carefully, you can hear the good fairy come in the night and leave our assignment for tomorrow (Orson Scott Card Quotes) When you really know somebody you can’t hate them. Or maybe it’s just that you can’t really know them until you stop hating them (Orson Scott Card Quotes) The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistakes as soon as they recognize them (Orson Scott Card Quotes)

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