You were faster than me. Better than me. I was too old and cautious. Any decent person who knos waht warfare is can never go into battle with a whole heart. But you didn't know. We made sure youo didn't know. You were reckless and brilliant and young. It's waht you were born for.
Orson Scott CardI 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.
Orson Scott CardSister Carlotta, I'm on a leave of absence right now. That means I've been sacked, in case you don't understand how the I.F. handles these things.โ "Sacked! A miscarriage of justice. You ought to be shot.
Orson Scott CardHe loved her, as you can only love someone who is an echo of yourself at your time of deepest sorrow.
Orson Scott CardBut if you caught my informant,' said Achilles, 'why in the world would Chamrajnagarโor Graff, if it was himโlaunch the shuttle anyway? Was catching me doing something naughty so important theyโd risk a shuttle and itโs crew just to catch me? I find that quiteโฆ flattering. Sort of like winning the Nobel Prize for scariest villain.
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