I say this as a Democrat, for whom the Republican domination of government threatens many values that I hold to be important to America's role as a l….

But in the meantime I became accustomed to the writing life and it would be hard to change now - partly because of the salary cut if I went to my oth….

My favourite all-time work of fiction: Lord of the Rings. My favourite all-time nonfiction book: Guns, Germs, and Steel. Ask me again next week, you'….

That night Demosthenes published a scathing denunciation of the population limitation laws. People should be allowed to have as many children as they….

And above all, what does being liberal have to do with opposing, or, uh, supporting the war against terror? Our enemies in the war against terror are….

You want to beat Peter?" she asked "No," he answered "Beat the buggers. Then come home and see who notices Peter Wiggen anymore. Look him in the eye ….

If I wanted to doubt, then I could doubt endlessly, but at some point a person has to stop questioning and act, and at that point you have to trust s….

Thank God for you, Ender. Thank God..

Evil people naturally assume that you will use that power exactly as they would use it..

In philosophy class I think we finally decided that 'good' is an infinitely recursive term - it can't be defined except in terms of itself. Good is g….

But if you caught my informant,' said Achilles, 'why in the world would Chamrajnagar—or Graff, if it was him—launch the shuttle anyway? Was catching ….

There was no doubt now in Ender's mind. There was no help for him. Whatever he faced, now and forever, no one would save him from it. Peter might be ….

the seed of doubt was there, and it stayed, and every now and then sent out a little root. It changed everything, to have that seed growing. It made ….

Quing-Jao: I am a slave to the gods, and I rejoice in it. Jane: A slave who rejoices is a slave indeed..

You accomplish exactly as much as the people who serve you decide you'll accomplish and nothing more..

I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves..

Love is random; fear is inevitable..

Make friends. Be a leader. Kiss butts if you have to, but if the other guys despise you-you know what I mean?.

Quim," she said, "don't ever try to teach me about good and evil. I've been there, and you've seen nothing but a map..

From all wise men, O Lord, protect us..

There is more good writing and good acting in any ten minutes of Twister than in, say, all of Citizen Kane..