Do you know why Satan is so angry all the time? Because whenever he works a particularly clever bit of mischief God uses it to serve his own Rigteous purposes." "So God uses wicked people as his tools?" "God gives us the freedom to to do great evil, if we choose, then He uses his own freedom to create goodness out of that evil, for that is what He chooses." "So, in the long run, God always wins?" "Yes, in the short run though it can be uncomfortable.
Orson Scott CardMost victories came from instantly exploiting your enemy's stupid mistakes, and not from any particular brilliance in your own plan.
Orson Scott CardO my son Absalom,' Bean said softly, knowing for the first time the kind of anguish that could tear such words from a manโs mouth. 'my son, my son Absalom. Would God I could die for thee, O Absalom, my son. My sons!
Orson Scott CardI am especially grateful, however, to have known the fifties, before we began to poison our own civilization - or at least before the effects of the poison began to be felt.
Orson Scott CardI have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to live through at least a few more.
Orson Scott Card