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. Orson Scott Card behavebenefitcommunity Change image and share on social
Ulysses, obviously. It was an elaborate prank, and our supposed intellectual elite continue to fall for it. Orson Scott Card continueelaborateelite Change image and share on social
But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be hard to change now - partly because of the salary cut if I went to my other love, teaching; and partly because I still have stories to tell, even though it isn't all that fun doing the work anymore. Orson Scott Card accustomanymorechange share on social
I fell into playwriting accidentally, took some classes in it, and also took creative writing classes, but I really didn't expect it to be a career because I didn't believe there was a way to make money as a playwright without being lucky and I didn't feel particularly lucky. Orson Scott Card accidentallycareerclass share on social
I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to live through at least a few more. Orson Scott Card decadehopelive Change image and share on social
Among my most prized possessions are words that I have never spoken. Orson Scott Card possessionprizespeak Change image and share on social
I hope I am remembered by my children as a good father. Orson Scott Card childfathergood Change image and share on social
I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many values that I hold to be important to America's role as a light among nations. But there are no values that matter to me that will not be gravely endangered if we lose this war. Orson Scott Card americademocratdomination share on social
The education that prepared me was my general education classes, which I tried to avoid when I was a stupid undergraduate, but which gave me the foundation of general knowledge that makes a career as a writer possible. Orson Scott Card avoidcareerclass share on social