Quotes
Authors
Orson Scott Card

"I think that most of us, anyway, read these stories that we know are not "true" because we're hungry for another kind of truth: the mythic truth about human nature in general, the particular truth about those life-communities that define our own identity, and the most specific truth of all: our own self-story. Fiction, because it is not about someone who lived in the real world, always has the possibility of being about oneself. --From the Introduction"

Orson Scott Card

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“Rarely do we realize that if we simply take time to marvel at lifeâ€™s gifts and give thanks for them, we activate stunning opportunities to increase their influence in our lives.”

Source : Angeles Arrien (2011). “Living in Gratitude: A Journey That Will Change Your Life”, p.13, Sounds True
“I was accustomed to being in far, far riskier environments. So I thought going into that canyon was a walk in the park - there were no avalanches, it was a beautiful day and I was essentially just walking.”
“If you can't feed a hundred people, then feed just one.”
“The boredom occasioned by too much restraint is always preferable to that produced by an uncontrolled enthusiasm for a pointless variety.”

Source : Osbert Lancaster (1958). “Here, of All Places”
“She had a strange feeling in the pit of her stomach, like when you're swimming and you want to put your feet down on something solid, but the water's deeper than you think and there's nothing there”

Source : Julia Gregson (2010). “East of the Sun”, p.198, Hachette UK
“It's going to be so wonderful you're going to forget about all your troubles in the past! It's going to be so wonderful you're going to forget about all these things that happened before, those terrible things you've been through! Hallelujah? It will be worth it all when we see Jesus! Life's trials will seem so small, when we see Christ! One glimpse of His dear face, all sorrow will erase! So bravely run the race, 'til we see Christ!”
“It's as though when you order a sirloin steak, it comes with a side of maggots,”
“Living in the midst of abundance we have the greatest difficulty in seeing that the supply of natural wealth is limited and that the constant increase of population is destined to reduce the American standard of living unless we deal more sanely with our resources.”

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