I'm not a liar, sir,' she said. "'No, I'm sure you sincerely become whatever it is you're pretending to be.
Orson Scott CardThe selective voluntary blindness of human beings allows them to ignore the moral consequences of their choices. It has been one of the species' most valuable traits, in terms of the survival of any particular human community.
Orson Scott CardPeople above you, they never want to share power with you. Why you look to them? They give you nothing. People below you, you give them hope, you give them respect, they give you power, cause they don't think they have any, so they don't mind giving it up.
Orson Scott CardI stole their future from them; I can only being to repay by seeing what I can learn from their past.
Orson Scott Card