I wonder sometimes if the motivation for writers ought to be contempt, not admiration.

Quote by Orson Scott Card

Topics: Writers Quotes

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...

One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself.

One mind can think only of its own questions; it rarely surprises itself.

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

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

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...

I listen to music constantly while writing.

I listen to music constantly while writing.

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...

Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being...

Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being...

You who speak languages, you are such liars.

You who speak languages, you are such liars.

It's the middle class that feels the luxury of being able to have causes.

It's the middle class that feels the luxury of being able to have causes.

I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to...

I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to...

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.

For he loved her, as you can only love someone who is an echo of...

For he loved her, as you can only love someone who is an echo of...

My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book:...

My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book:...

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...

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...

Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.

Unemployment is capitalism's way of getting you to plant a garden.

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,...

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...

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...

I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father.

I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father.