“Love is finding that the things you like best about yourself are not in you at all, but in the person who completes you”
― Orson Scott Card, quote from Sarah
“Faith doesn't mean that you never doubt. It only means that you never act upon your doubts.”
― Orson Scott Card, quote from Sarah
“Sometimes happiness consists of finding the right balance of misery.”
― Orson Scott Card, quote from Sarah
“Love is finding that the things you like best about yourself are not in you at all, but in the person who completes you”
― Orson Scott Card, quote from Sarah
“The reason for a woman’s life,” said Sarai, “is the same as the reason for a man’s—so that she might have joy.”
― Orson Scott Card, quote from Sarah
“calling a man a god did not elevate the man, it only diminished the idea of godhood.”
― Orson Scott Card, quote from Sarah
“Still, she said nothing, because his words came from God, and hers from grief. To him, it was as if what the Lord had promised were already fulfilled; he thought of himself as a man with many children, and it didn't occur to him that she did not live in that world.”
― Orson Scott Card, quote from Sarah
“The love of a good man, for a good woman. The love of good friend for each other. The love of parents for children, and children for parents. The love of brothers and sisters. The memory of joy and grief, which all becomes joy when enough time has passed. This is the treasure that I have won through all the years of my journey through this life.... And every bit of it I'll take with me beyond the grave. I'll meet God then... and I will take all these treasures and lay them out before his feet, for God can see them easily even if mortal man cannot. And I'll kneel before the treasures and say, "O God, I thank thee for giving these to me during my life on Earth. No daughter has been better loved than I, nor any wife, nor any mother. I never deserved them. They were not mine by right. But I hope that, having been given such gifts so undeservingly, I used them well, and gave back to thee a life that was worthy.”
― Orson Scott Card, quote from Sarah
Orson Scott Card
Born place: in Richland, Washington, The United States
Born date August 24, 1951
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“To my future self... Thank you... for sending the letter. I wonder if... today's present from Kakeru... reached the «Me» in the future...?" (p.215)”
― quote from Orange: The Complete Collection, Volume 1
“I had to admire the Evil Dead-level dedication that went into thinking “I’ll take a chainsaw into battle against a werewolf,” even as I wanted to find out who thought it was a good idea and shake them until they realized the error of their ways. Almost”
― Seanan McGuire, quote from Pocket Apocalypse
“- ¿Quieres ver el libro que traigo? -dijo Harlan.
- ¿Es posible que lleves esos libros encima?
- ¿Por qué no? El viaje en la cabina lleva bastante tiempo. No hay ninguna necesidad de desperdiciarlo.”
― Isaac Asimov, quote from Fim da Eternidade
“The present is our own. The right-this-second, the here-and-now, this moment before the next, is ours for the taking. It’s the only free gift the universe has to offer. The past doesn’t belong to us anymore, and the future is just a fantasy, never guaranteed. But the present is ours to own. The only way we can realize that fantasy is if we embrace the now.”
― Renee Carlino, quote from Before We Were Strangers
“A sensible man never brags about two things. How lovable his first wife was and how good his last school was.”
― James A. Michener, quote from Sáu Người Đi Khắp Thế Gian (Quyển 1)
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