Skip to content
quotesby

About this quote

What does it mean?
Suggesting that loyalty divided leads to fragility in relationships.
In plain terms
Splitting loyalty breaks relationships.
What can you take from it?
Dedication requires focus.

Where it applies

  • divorce
  • infidelity
  • family dynamics

Putting it to work

  • commit fully
  • avoid mixed signals

Questions to consider

  • Are you committed?
  • Where does your loyalty lie?

Another view

Balancing multiple commitments is often necessary.

More from Orson Scott Card

  1. To him, their marriage was his very soul. To [her], their marriage was just a friendship with sex.

    Permalink to quote #732
  2. Nothing can last. Nothing is, finally, what it once seemed to be. [she] and he had the perfect marriage until there came a stress that exposed it's imperfectio…

    Permalink to quote #734
  3. You have no sex life whatsoever. Don't you realize how dangerous that is? You don't even masturbate. The tension and hostility inside you must be tremendous.

    Permalink to quote #731

Related quotes

  1. In our darkest hour, in my deepest despair Will you still care? Will you be there? In my trials and my tribulations Through our doubts and frustrations In my v…

    Michael JacksonMichael Jackson quote #5
  2. To conceal anything from those to whom I am attached, is not in my nature. I can never close my lips where I have opened my heart.

    Charles DickensCharles Dickens quote #1
  3. While we spoke of many things Fools and kings This he said to me: 'The greatest thing you'll ever learn Is just to love and be loved in return.'

    Eden AhbezEden Ahbez quote #2