“ He walked down the corridor, lined with his soldiers, who looked at him with love, with awe, with trust. Except Bean, who looked at him with anguish. Ender Wiggin was not larger than life, Bean knew.… Orson Scott Card
“ In the end it was only Peter who had something he could say from the heart. Am I the only one here who sees something of himself in the man who's lying inside this box?No one had an answer for him, ei… Orson Scott Card
“ Besides, said Suriyawong. This was not a rescue operation.What was it, target practice? Chinese skeet?An offer of transportation to an invited guest of the Hegemon, said Suriyawong. And the loan of a… Orson Scott Card
“ Achilles might be a good papa to the family, but he was also a killer, and he never forgives.Poke knew that, though. Bean warned her, and she knew it, but she chose Achilles for their papa anyway. Cho… Orson Scott Card
“ I would carry some of it if I could, Bean said silently. Like I did today, you can turn it over to me and I’ll do it, if I can. You don’t have to do this alone.Only even as he thought this, Bean knew… Orson Scott Card
“ Bean sighed inwardly. It never failed. Whenever he had any conversation with Ender, it turned into an argument. Orson Scott Card
“ It is my trade," he said. "I work for the bean family, and every day there are deaths among the beans, mostly from thirst. They shrivel and die, they go blind in their one black eye, and I put them in… Janet Frame
“ And were you punished? No. Why? Because you were rich.""Money and talent aren't the same thing.""That’s because you can inherit money that was earned by your ancestors," said Sister Carlotta. "And eve… Orson Scott Card
