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You can’t answer what I said, so you’re going to talk about my saying it.

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Orson Scott Card
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: August 24
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Whenever the law gets its hands on you, those who use the law to their own advantage will also turn it against you. Don't put your trust in the laws of men, Alvin. They were designed by strong men to improve their power over weaker ones.
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I'm right here. This is who I really am. I'm not pretending.
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Of course, I also hear from critics who detest what I do, and while sometimes I feel rather proud of having made various the loathsome people or groups angry, at other times I wonder why I put up with such grief.
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