Children of the Fleet Quotes

“Evil isn’t best served by equally evil servants.”
― Orson Scott Card, Children of the Fleet

“The secret is not to avoid learning useless knowledge. It’s to make use of whatever knowledge you have.”
― Orson Scott Card, Children of the Fleet

“What I have lived by is this: Whatever I need to know, and don't, I must learn. And if learning it fights against my natural inclinations, then it's all the more important that I learn it anyway.”
― Orson Scott Card, Children of the Fleet

“No, he told himself honestly. I’ve never had real friends before. This is what it feels like. This is why people will sacrifice so many accomplishments in order to stay with their friends instead of their tasks. But I have these friends because I stayed with my task. So instead of dragging each other down, we’re building each other up. We’re not just good friends, we’re friends who do each other good.”
― Orson Scott Card, Children of the Fleet

“Why did he hesitate? He finally admitted to himself that he was like an American child who was almost completely certain about Santa Claus, but dared not ask for fear the answer would lead to the end of the annual largesse of Christmas.”
― Orson Scott Card, Children of the Fleet

“You consider everything impossible unless you want it, and then it already belongs to you, in which case anyone who stands in your way is a thief.”
― Orson Scott Card, Children of the Fleet

“But I have these friends because I stayed with my task. So instead of dragging each other down, we’re building each other up. We’re not just good friends, we’re friends who do each other good.”
― Orson Scott Card, Children of the Fleet