God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal - there's no way free will can ever exist if we as individuals are the result of some external cause. Orson Scott Card ancientcodeenvironment 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
My college training was primarily in theatre, with an eye to becoming a director, actor, or producer. Orson Scott Card actorcollegedirector Change image and share on social
My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'll get a different answer. Orson Scott Card answerbookfavourite Change image and share on social
The lies we live will always be confessed in the stories that we tell. Orson Scott Card confesslielive 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
The most important training, though, is to experience life as a writer, questioning everything, inventing multiple explanations for everything. If you do that, all the other things will come; if you don't, there's no hope for you. Orson Scott Card experienceexplanationhope 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
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
