Orson Scott Card Quotes on Effort
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: I had seen the princess and let her lie there unawakened, because the happily ever after was so damnably much work.
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The danger that keeps me just a little frightened with every book I write, however, is that I'll overreach myself once too often and try to write a story that I'm just plain not talented or skilful enough to write. That's the dilemma every storyteller faces. It is painful to fail. But it is far sadder when a storyteller stops wanting to try.
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Trying to shock nuns is not much sport. There is no trophy.
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It's not as if she chose to do mental gymnastics beyond the reach of anyone she had ever met in person.