The world is always a democracy in times of flux, and the man with the best voice will win.
Orson Scott CardIn a way she actually preferred Peter to other people because of this. He always acted out of intelligent self-interest.
Orson Scott CardFiction, because it is not about somebody who actually lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about oneself.
Orson Scott CardPeople love to hear the brag of the local boy, because they want him to be great, but the foreigner must deny that he has any outstanding virtue - this is what will endear him to the locals.
Orson Scott Card