1,174 Quotes by Orson Scott Card

Whoop-de-do," said Ram. "What?" "I'm celebrating." "Was that irony or loss of mental function?" asked the expendable. "Was that a rhetorical questions, a bit of humor, or a sign that you are losing confidence in me?" "I have no confidence in you, Ram," said the expendable. "Well, thanks." "You're welcome.

The worst thing about the fantasies of the mentally ill is that they're so damned consistent. They never let up. They never give you any rest.

No human being, when you understand his desires, is worthless. No one's life is nothing.

Working is hard and distracts from having fun.

Your ego-depletion seems problematically difficult to assuage.

Unfortunately, we live in a time when the media are almost a monoculture.

I always tell the truth about what I’m selling, and then nobody buys it.

When you really know someone, you can't hate him.

I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing classes, but I really didn't expect it to be a career because I didn't believe there was a way to make money as a playwright without being lucky and I didn't feel particularly lucky.