1,174 Quotes by Orson Scott Card

She will look at you as women look at men, and she will judge you as a woman judge men...not on the strength of their arguments, and not in their cleverness or prowess in battle, but rather on the force of their character, the intensity of their passion, their strength of soul, their compassion, and...ah, this above all...their conversation.

I'm neutral on lying, seeing as how there's times when the truth just hurts people.

Withholding a decision is a decision.

I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to live through at least a few more.

You can’t answer what I said, so you’re going to talk about my saying it.

To expect wickedness from human beings is the best way I know of to avoid surprises. And when I am surprised, it's always pleasantly.

A man who can't read only knows what other folks tell him.

It is possible to have words come to your mind, and still refrain from speaking them aloud.

I realized that everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for new writers and new ideas.