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A duel is just two murders who agree to take turns trying to kill each other.
Orson Scott Card
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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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It just gripes me hollow, the way God always sneaks in to take the credit.
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I always tell the truth about what I’m selling, and then nobody buys it.
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When you have wisdom that another person knows that he needs, you give it freely. But when the other person doesn't yet know that he needs your wisdom you keep it to yourself. Food only looks good to a hungry man.
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In order to learn, one must change one's mind.
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Thank God for you, Ender. Thank God.
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[T]he politically correct are above the rules of ordinary civility, once they have identified you as an unbeliever in their religion.
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