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

Quote by Orson Scott Card

Topics: Writers Quotes

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...

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

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

God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient...

God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient...

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.

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;...

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.

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

You who speak languages, you are such liars.

You who speak languages, you are such liars.

Your work is first, learning is first, winning is everything because without it there is...

Your work is first, learning is first, winning is everything because without it there is...

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

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

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...

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.

The best thing about my job, though, is stopping at the end of the day...

The best thing about my job, though, is stopping at the end of the day...

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...

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:...

I buy way too many books.

I buy way too many books.

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...

The first pressure of sorrow crushes out from our hearts the best wine; afterwards the...

The first pressure of sorrow crushes out from our hearts the best wine; afterwards the...

'Tis all men's office to speak patience To those that wring under the load of...

'Tis all men's office to speak patience To those that wring under the load of...

The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.

The love that lasts the longest is the love that is never returned.