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Orson Scott Card, born on August 24, 1951, is a renowned science fiction novelist from the United States. His works are known for their profound philosophical insights and rich imagination, with 'Ender's Game' series being particularly famous and influential in the science fiction genre.

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Famous Orson Scott Card Quotes

“The lies we live will always be confessed in the stories that we tell.”

Book:The Changed Man: Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card

Source: The Changed Man: Short Fiction of Orson Scott Card

“I listen to music constantly while writing.”

Writing Concentration Listening To Music

Author:Orson Scott Card

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

Decades Hope To Live

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“The best thing about my job, though, is stopping at the end of the day and rejoining the human universe.”

Humans Ends Jobs Universe Best Things The End Of The Day Stopping Rejoining

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“Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.”

Writing Lasts Hours Session Sixteen

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“My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer.”

Eye Actors College Becoming Directors Training Theatre Producers

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“The difference between science fiction and fantasy … is simply this: science fiction has rivets and fantasy has trees.”

Differences Fiction Fantasy Tree Science Fiction Science Fiction And Fantasy

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“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.”

Thinking Knows Humans Facts Deals Known Fool

Book:Xenocide: Volume Three of the Ender Quintet

Source: Xenocide: Volume Three of the Ender Quintet

“I'm a Democrat voting for Bush, even though on economic issues, from taxes to government regulation, I'm not happy with the Republican positions. But we're at war, and electing a president who is committed to losing it seems to be the most foolish thing we could do. Personal honesty is also important to me, and Kerry is obviously not in the running on that point, given that he can't keep track of the facts in his own autobiography.”

“[T]he politically correct are above the rules of ordinary civility, once they have identified you as an unbeliever in their religion.”

Politics Ordinary Civility Politically Correct Unbelievers

Author:Orson Scott Card

“And above all, what does being liberal have to do with opposing, or, uh, supporting the war against terror? Our enemies in the war against terror are so anti-liberal that you would think it would be liberals leaping to protect the world from these monstrous ideologies.”

Thinking World Doe War Would Be Politics Enemy Protect Terror Ideology Monstrous Opposing Anti Liberal

Author:Orson Scott Card

“I merely observe that all living things are manipulated. As long as there is a will, it is bent and twisted constantly. Only the dead are allowed the luxury of freedom, and then only because they want nothing, and therefore can't be thwarted.”

Want Long Luxury Conformity Bent Twisted Living Things

Book:Songmaster

Source: Songmaster

“The only people who think children are carefree are the ones who've forgotten their own childhood.”

People Thinking Children Childhood Forgotten Carefree

Book:Shadow Puppets

Source: Shadow Puppets

“There's a reason why every human society has fiction. It teaches us how to be 'good,' to behave in a way that is for the benefit of the whole community.”

Way Humans Reason Whole Community Fiction Teach Benefits Be Good Reason Why Behave Human Society

Author:Orson Scott Card

“If only we were wiser or better people, perhaps the gods would explain to us the mad, unbearable things they do.”

People Ifs Wisdom Mad Wiser Unbearable Unbearable Things

Book:Children of the Mind

Source: Children of the Mind

“I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many values that I hold to be important to America's role as a light among nations. But there are no values that matter to me that will not be gravely endangered if we lose this war.”

Ifs Important War Matter Light Government America Values Nations Loses Roles Republican Democrat Domination

Author:Orson Scott Card

“The priests say that God created our souls, and that just puts us under the control of another puppeteer. If God created our will, then he's responsible for every choice we make.”

Ifs Soul Choices Responsible Priests Puppeteer

Book:Xenocide: Volume Three of the Ender Quintet

Source: Xenocide: Volume Three of the Ender Quintet

“But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be hard to change now - partly because of the salary cut if I went to my other love, teaching; and partly because I still have stories to tell, even though it isn't all that fun doing the work anymore.”

Ifs Writing Stills Hard Stories Would Be Fun Cutting Teaching Accustomed Writing Life Salary Love Teaching

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“I buy way too many books.”

Way Writing Book

Author:Orson Scott Card

“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.”

Way Feels Writing Believe Class Careers Creative Lucky Making Money Creative Writing Playwright Playwriting

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“Of course, I also hear from critics who detest what I do, and while sometimes I feel rather proud of having made various the loathsome people or groups angry, at other times I wonder why I put up with such grief.”

People Feels Made Sometimes Courses Grief Wonder Groups Proud Angry Critics Various Detest

Author:Orson Scott Card

About the Author

Born: August 24, 1951
Known for: Novelist
Quotes: 671

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