It will hurt." said Petra. "But let's make the most of what we have, and not let future pain ruin present happiness.
Orson Scott CardIf a pig goes upon the threshing-floor, or a field, or a garden, and the owner of the meadow, or the field, or the garden smites it so that it die, he shall give it back to its owner; but if he does not give it back, he becomes a thief.
Orson Scott CardI don't freeze up because it isn't my battle. I'm helping. I'm watching. But I'm free. Because it's Ender's game.
Orson Scott CardThe problem with elections is that anybody who wants an office badly enough to run for it probably shouldn’t have it. And anybody who does not want an office badly enough to run for it probably shouldn’t have it, either. Government office should be received like a child’s Christmas present, with surprise and delight. Instead it is usually received like a diploma, an anticlimax that never seems worth the struggle to earn it.
Orson Scott Card