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

Quote by Orson Scott Card

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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...

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.

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...

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.

Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.

Metaphors have a way of holding the most truth in the least space.

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...

There's a reason why every human society has fiction. It teaches us how to be...

There's a reason why every human society has fiction. It teaches us how to be...

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...

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...

The most important training, though, is to experience life as a writer, questioning everything, inventing...

The most important training, though, is to experience life as a writer, questioning everything, inventing...

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

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

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...

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...

Love shortens time, changes the hours. Love is invincible. Many waters cannot quench it nor...

Love shortens time, changes the hours. Love is invincible. Many waters cannot quench it nor...

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;...

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 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...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

Only by examining our personal biases can we truly grow as artists; only by cultivating...

All human beings have their otherness and it is that which cries out to the...

All human beings have their otherness and it is that which cries out to the...

Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.

Most people have a harder time letting themselves love than finding someone to love them.