Personal affection is a luxury you can have only after all your enemies are eliminated. Until then, everyone you love is a hostage, sapping your courage and corrupting your judgment.
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About Orson Scott Card
Orson Scott Card was a 20th-century American science fiction novelist. Orson Scott Card is an American writer known best for his science fiction works. As of 2024, he is the only person to have won a Hugo Award and a Nebula Award in consecutive years, winning both awards for his novel Ender's Game (1985) and its sequel Speaker for the Dead (1986). Read more on Wikipedia →
Themes
- Courage — Facing fear, adversity, and uncertainty with bravery