Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others, and hold the hearts of others as the treasures most dear.

Quote by Orson Scott Card

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In all my study of history, I have never found a time or place I...

In all my study of history, I have never found a time or place I...

And enough for me that when my hand touched your shoulder, you leaned on me;...

And enough for me that when my hand touched your shoulder, you leaned on me;...

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man stupid and blind in the eyes

Early to bed, early to rise, makes a man stupid and blind in the eyes

My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor,...

My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor,...

Working is hard and distracts from having fun.

Working is hard and distracts from having fun.

Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.

Writing sessions can last an hour or sixteen hours, depending on how it's going.

The lies we live will always be confessed in the stories that we tell.

The lies we live will always be confessed in the stories that we tell.

We humans do, when the cause is sufficient, spend our lives. We throw ourselves onto...

We humans do, when the cause is sufficient, spend our lives. We throw ourselves onto...

I think it's impossible to really know someone, what they want, what they believe, and...

I think it's impossible to really know someone, what they want, what they believe, and...

In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat...

In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat...

The priests say that God created our souls, and that just puts us under the...

The priests say that God created our souls, and that just puts us under the...

There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than...

There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than...

I listen to music constantly while writing.

I listen to music constantly while writing.

I am especially grateful, however, to have known the fifties, before we began to poison...

I am especially grateful, however, to have known the fifties, before we began to poison...

I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing...

I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing...

Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.

Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken.

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.

Ulysses, obviously. It was an elaborate prank, and our supposed intellectual elite continue to fall...

Ulysses, obviously. It was an elaborate prank, and our supposed intellectual elite continue to fall...

Of course, I also hear from critics who detest what I do, and while sometimes...

Of course, I also hear from critics who detest what I do, and while sometimes...

Everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for...

Everything important in sci-fi showed up in the magazines first. It's the proving ground for...