I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not "true" because we're hungry for another kind of truth: the mythic truth about human nature in general, the particular truth about those life-communities that define our own identity, and the most specific truth of all: our own self-story. Fiction, because it is not about someone who lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about oneself. --From the Introduction
Orson Scott CardPersonal affection is a luxury you can have only after all your enemies are eliminated. Until then, everyone you love is a hostage, sapping your courage and corrupting your judgment.
Orson Scott CardIf desire did not dim the brain, nobody would ever get married, drunk, or fat. ~Val
Orson Scott CardI think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves.
Orson Scott Card