Oh, Val," said Father. "All you have to do is live your life, and everyone around you will be happier." "No greatness, then." "Val," said Mother, "goodness trumps greatness any day." "Not in the history books," said Valentine. "Then the wrong people are writing history, aren't they?" said Father.
Orson Scott CardIt's called civilization. Women invented it, and every time you men blow it all to bits, we just invent it again.
Orson Scott CardThe most evil creatures dont desire the destruction of everythingthey only desire to exploit it for themselves.
Orson Scott Card. . . All these readers have placed themselves inside this story, not as spectators, but as participants, and so have looked at the world, not with my eyes only, but also with their own.
Orson Scott Card