What a laugh, though. To think that one human being could ever really know another. You could get used to each other, get so habituated that you could speak their words right along with them, but you never know why other people said what they said or did what they did, because they never even know themselves. Nobody understands anybody.
Orson Scott CardSatanic Verses is a despicable book that could not have been written by a person who wished to behave decently and responsibly.
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.
Orson Scott CardAndrew said you were the best person he ever knew." "He reached that conclusion before he saw me raise three barbarian children to adulthood. I understand your mother has six." "Right." "And you're the oldest." "Yes." "That's too bad. Parents always make their worst mistakes with the oldest children. That's when parents know the least and care the most, so they're more likely to be wrong and also more likely to insist that they're right.
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