1,174 Quotes by Orson Scott Card

Ender Wiggin must believe that no matter what happens, no adult will ever, ever step in to help him in any way. He must believe, to the core of his soul, that he can only do what he and the other children work out for themselves. If he does not believe that, then he will never reach the peak of his abilities.

Remember, boy. From now on the enemy is more clever than you. From now on the enemy is stronger than you. From.

Everybody thinks Hitler got to power because of his armies, because they were willing to kill, and that’s partly true, because in the real world power is always built on the threat of death and dishonor. But mostly he got to power on words, on the right words at the right time.

Maybe we’re the fools, for thinking we know things. Maybe humans are the only ones who can deal with the fact that nothing can ever be known at all.

There’s only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that’s being so good at what you do that they can’t ignore you.

One minute Ender is the beginning and end of the world, the best chance for a great man that I’ll ever have a chance to find. The next minute, he’s a gay little boy who shamed me. You judge hi according to whether or not he’s useful to you.

I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven’t seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they’re absolutely stupid.

When your child goes off to war, you will never get him back. Not as he was, not the same boy. Changed, if he comes back at all.

It’s a stupid leader who can’t turn follower when somebody offers him a wiser course.