There's a reason why every human society has fiction. It teaches us how to be 'good,' to behave in a way that is for the benefit of the whole community.

Quote by Orson Scott Card

Topics: Orson Scott Card Quotes

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 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...

I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many...

I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many...

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...

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...

I don't believe that there are aliens. I believe there are really different people.

I don't believe that there are aliens. I believe there are really different people.

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...

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,...

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...

I buy way too many books.

I buy way too many 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...

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.

Laws against homosexual behavior should remain on the books.

The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid...

The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid...

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...

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...

But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be...

But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be...

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...

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...