When you really know somebody you canโt hate them. Or maybe itโs just that you canโt really know them until you stop hating them.
Orson Scott CardAsking a man if he could be trusted was like asking an unwed girl if she was a virgin. The question mattered, but the asking of it was gross insult.
Orson Scott CardI didn't want to see you." "They told me." "I was afraid that I'd still love you." "I hoped that you would.
Orson Scott CardShe worked her toes into the sand, feeling the tiny delicious pain of the friction of tiny chips of silicon against the tender flesh between her toes. That's life. It hurts, it's dirty, and it feels very, very good.
Orson Scott Card