Before we are citizens, we are children, and it is as children that we come to understand freedom and authority, liberty and duty.
Orson Scott Card'I could kill you like this,' Peter whispered. 'Just press and press until you're dead'.
Orson Scott Card[It] was written and sold. I knew it was a strong story because I cared about it and believed in it. I had no idea that it would have the effect it had on the audience. While most people ignored it, of course, and continue to live full and happy lives without reading it or anything else by me, there was still a surprisingly large group who responded to the story with some fervency.
Orson Scott Card