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Quote by Orson Scott Card

“Like running the hurdles. Work so hard, jump over every one, fast, high enough but no higher, because you can't afford to hang in the air. And then, when the race is over, you're dripping with sweat, either they beat you or you beat them ... and then a couple of guys come out and move the hurdles out of the way. Turns out they were nothing. All that work to jump over them, but now they're gone.”

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Orson Scott Card

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. more

“I learned to separate the story from the writing, probably the most important thing that any storyteller has to learn-that there are a thousand right ways to tell a story, and ten million wrong ones, and you're a lot more likely to find one of the latter than the former your first time through the tale.”

Way Writing Firsts Important Stories Millions Thousand Ten First Time Important Things Tales Former Latter Right Way Storyteller

Book:The Ender Quintet

Source: The Ender Quintet

“Well, how do I know that they don't know the answer unless I ask?”

Knows Wells Asks Answers

Book:The Memory of Earth and The Call of Earth

Source: The Memory of Earth and The Call of Earth

“Another cause for the increase in alienation and cynicism is a feeling that too many policy decisions that affect individuals have been taken out of any system that has accountability or that they can influence.”

Has Beens Feelings Individual Causes Decision Taken Influence Policy Increase Accountability Cynicism Alienation

Author:Robert Teeter

“Wisdom is better than wit, and in the long run will certainly have the laugh on her side.”