1,174 Quotes by Orson Scott Card

I thought speakers didn't believe in sin," said a sullen boy.Andrew smiled. "You believe in sin, Styrka, and you do things because of that belief. So sin is real in you, and knowing you, this speaker must believe in sin.

To a man with only a hammer, a screw is a defective nail.

Another oral exam, huh?' Peter said.'Shut up, Peter,' said Valentine.'You should relax and enjoy it,' said Peter. 'It could be worse.''I don't know how.''It could be an anal exam.

My mind, my logical, practical, reasoning mind, is peeing in his mind pants.

I want to be the kind of boy you are, thought Bean. But I don’t want to go through what you’ve been through to get there.

What's worthless to you might not be worthless to me.

They’re so brave," she said. "They’re all dead." "Only a coward would think of that," she said scornfully.

Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to.

Today, one of the brothers asked me: Is it a terrible prison, not to be able to move from the place where you're standing?You answered...I told him that I am now more free than he is. The inability to move frees me from the obligation to act.You who speak languages, you are such liars.