Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card is an American novelist, critic, and teacher best known for his science fiction novel Ender's Game and its sequels. He has written across multiple genres including fantasy, science fiction, and non-fiction commentary.
Background
- Born in
- Richland
- Educated at
- University of UtahUniversity of Notre DameBrigham Young UniversityBrigham Young High School
- Awards
- 🏆 Mythopoeic Awards🏆 Hugo Award for Best Novel🏆 Nebula Award for Best Novel🏆 Hugo Award for Best Novella🏆 Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him. I think it’s impossible to really understand somebody, what they wan…"
"Life is full of grief, to exactly the degree we allow ourselves to love other people."
"There was the chance that someday he would surprise her, that she would turn to face her husband and find a stranger in his place, a stranger who didn't approve of her and didn't want her in his life …"
"“Our savior will resurrect us,” said Peggy, “but I haven’t noticed that Christians end up any less dead at the end of life than heathens."
"They gave me powers of thought and memory far beyond anything natural evolution would have given me, but that doesn't give them the right to decide the meaning of my life as if I were some dream. I de…"
"How could I hurt her? She'd have to love me before I could do that."
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Timeline
1951
Born
Birth2003
Died
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