I want to be the kind of boy you are, thought Bean. But I donโt want to go through what youโve been through to get there.
Orson Scott CardIt is possible to have words come to your mind, and still refrain from speaking them aloud.
Orson Scott Card'So if we can we'll kill every last of the buggers, and if they can they'll kill every last one of us. As for me,' said Ender, 'I'm in favor of surviving'.
Orson Scott CardHumans invent an imaginary lover and put that mask over the face of the body in their bed. That is the tragedy of language my friend. Those who know each other only through symbolic representations are forced to imagine each other. And because their imagination is imperfect, they are often wrong.
Orson Scott Card