His vices were the vices of his time and culture, but his virtues transcended the milieu of his life. - Orson Scott Card

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His vices were the vices of his time and culture, but his virtues transcended the milieu of his life.

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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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Pen Names: Brian Green • Frederick Bliss • Bryan Green • P. Q. Gump • Byron Walley
Alternative Names: Scott Richards • Dinah Kirkham • P.Q. Gump • Byron S. Walley • Noam D. Pellume
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Haven't you ever seen a 3-year-old when he makes a foolish blunder? He looks at whatever child or adult is nearby and screams at him "Look at what you made me do!" That's the moral universe that [they] always lived in.
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The great forces of history were real, after a fashion. But when you examined them closely, those great forces always came down to the dreams and hungers and judgments of individuals. The choices they made were real. They mattered.
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