Empire (Card novel) Quotes
Science fiction books, American novels, Works by Orson Scott Card
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“Xenocide”
“Ender's Game”
“Hidden Empire”
“Shadow Puppets”
“Ender's Shadow”
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“Children of the Mind”
“Speaker for the Dead”
“Treason only matters when it is committed by trusted men.”
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“War triggers human inventiveness at the most brilliant, because if you don't win your wars, your civilization disappears.”
“Being young is an eighteen-year prison sentence for a crime your parents committed. But you do get time off for good behavior.”
“Heroic love is to do what is best for the loved one, disregarding desire, trust, and cost. Unfortunately, it is impossible to know what is best for anyone.”
“When do you first set foot on the ladder to greatness? Or on the slippery slope of treason? Do you know it at the time? Or do you discover it only looking back?”
“In war planning, you must anticipate the actions of the enemy. Be careful lest your preventive measures teach the enemy which of his possible actions you most fear.”
“If you tell the same lies long enough and loudly enough, even people who know better will despair and concede the point. We are tribal animals. We cannot long stand against the tribe.”
“Protect your own force—that was a prime concern. But if it were the only priority, or the highest priority, nations would keep their armies at home and never commit them to battle at all.”
“There are hard wars and easy wars. It's easy to conquer a country whose people hate their own government more than they hate the invaders. It's hard to fight a war when your army knows that back home, their families are rooting for the other side.”