Orson Scott Card Quotes

I could answer that the way you want, but I'd hate myself in the morning.

On that road of the informer, it is always night. I cannot ever inform against anyone without feeling something die within me. I inform without pleasure, because it is necessary.

I want to be a jerk like the rest of my friends, and have fun, and not care about the consequences, but I just can't now.

At times we used questionable means to achieve our noble ends.

Perhaps it is better to be irresponsible and right than to be responsible and wrong.

Truth stood on one side and Ease on the other; it has often been so.

It's hard to regret making the choice that you think is right.

I don't think I can live a life of compromise. If I did, I wouldn't be able to sleep properly.

The choice before human beings, is not, as a rule , between good and evil but between two evils. You can let the Nazis rule the world : that is evil; or you can overthrow them by war , which is also evil. There is no other choice before you, and whichever you choose you will not come out with clean hands.

As a boy, I once saw a cart of melons that sorely tempted me. I sneaked up to the cart and stole a melon. I went into the alley to devour it, but no sooner had I set my teeth into it, than I paused, a strange feeling coming over me. I came to a quick conclusion. Firmly, I walked up to that cart, replaced the melon - and took a ripe one.

There is a guilty conscience behind every brazen word and act and behind every manifestation of self-righteousness.

I realized early that unless you're willing to kill the innocent, you can't win.

My arms are up to the elbows in blood. That is the most terrible thing that lies in my soul.

Thank God he killed the guy. Oh, now, wait a minute. What kind of a prayer was that!

I remember feeling, 'If you do not leave now, you won't leave with your soul intact.'

Remember, if the time should come when you have to make a choice between what is right and what is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort. Remember Cedric Diggory.

I would rather be right and die than be wrong and kill.

People who expect to feel guilty tend to be more sympathetic, to put themselves into other people's shoes, to think about the consequences of their behaviour before acting, and to treasure their morals. As a result they are less prone to lie, cheat or behave immorally when they conduct a business deal or spot an opportunity to make money, studies suggest. They are also likely to make better employees because people who think less about the future results of their actions are more likely to be late, to steal or to be rude to clients.

My hands are of your color, but I shame to wear a heart so white.

None of my problems come from the people I've killed.

You know, we didn't want to kill anyone, but we knew that "Star Wars" is a generational tale. It always is. And for it to have some guts and some resonance and true stakes, I don't think that everyone could have come through the story unscathed.

It was better that a little blood should be shed that much blood should be saved. The blood that was shed was bad blood; the blood that was saved was good blood.

Sometimes, a lie is told in kindness. I don't believe it ever works kindly. The quick pain of truth can pass away, but the slow, eating agony of a lie is never lost.

Temptation can be tormenting, but remember: The torment of temptation to sin is nothing to compare with the torment of the consequences of sin. Remorse and regret cannot compensate for sin....though sins can be forgiven immediately - the consequences can last a lifetime

I never know which is worse: the sorrow when you hit the bird or the shame when you miss it.