1,174 Quotes by Orson Scott Card

[H]is 'philosophy' seemed to consist of anything that would be particularly annoying to the powers that be without being so shocking that they would fire him. He got the reputation among the students as an original and a rebel without having to pay the penalty for actually being either.

Remember, the enemy's gate is down.

At last he came to a door, with these words in glowing emeralds: THE END OF THE WORLD He did not hesitate. He opened the door and stepped through.

I didn't want to see you.""They told me.""I was afraid that I'd still love you.""I hoped that you would.

Poke gave him life. Ender gave it meaning.

He is dangerous, he is beautiful, I could drown in his understanding.

Compassion is what you're good at. I'm better at complex searches through organized data structures.

He felt like part of himself had been taken away, an inward prop that was holding up his courage and confidence.

Who else but a pacifist would attack somebody as little as Wiggin?