Valentine had long ago observed that in a society that expected chastity and fidelity, like Lusitania, the adolescents who controlled and channeled their youthful passions were the ones who grew up to be both strong and civilized. Adolescents in such a community who were either too weak to control themselves or too contemptuous of society's norms to try usually ended up being either sheep or wolves- either mindless members of the herd or predators who took what they could and gave nothing. β¨ Orson Scott Card (2009). Xenocide: Volume Three of the Ender Quintet, p.235, Tor Books
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- That's the problem with winning right from the start, thought Ender. you lose friends. β¨ Orson Scott Card (2013). The Ender Quintet, p.145, Macmillan
- The danger that keeps me just a little frightened with every book I write, however, is that I'll overreach myself once too often and try to write a story that I'm just plain not talented or skilful e β¦ βΆ
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- Sometimes you have to trust people enough to let them succeed and love them enough to let them fail. β¨ Orson Scott Card, Aaron Johnston (2014). Earth Awakens, p.348, Macmillan
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