They gave me powers of thought and memory far beyond anythi… - Orson Scott Card

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They gave me powers of thought and memory far beyond anything natural evolution would have given me, but that doesn't give them the right to decide the meaning of my life as if I were some dream. I decide the meaning. If my life is a dream then it's my dream, I'm the dreamer.

Orson Scott Card

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About Orson Scott Card

Orson Scott Card (born August 24, 1951) is an American author working in numerous genres. He is best known for his novel Ender's Game and its many sequels. Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead were both awarded the Hugo Award and the Nebula Award.

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Alternative Names: Brian Green • Frederick Bliss • Byron Walley • Scott Richards • Dinah Kirkham • P.Q. Gump • Byron S. Walley • Noam D. Pellume • P. Q. Gump

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