3 Orson Scott Card Quotes on Endurance

Orson Scott Card quotes on endurance

600. It was then that [he] first loved [her]. Not for her flesh - [he] had known the body of the queen. Not out of pity - he knew her too well to see her from the distance that pity requires. He loved her because he admired her. For bearing without complaint the burden the queen put on her. For still being gentle and loving when she had ample reason to be bitter: does that surprise you? That of all people, your son could look at [her] and see beauty?

838. No man can bear to live with a woman who speaks nothing but the truth to him. My mistress has often told me that no man could endure me for more than an hour

980. Death's alright. But not worth going through any extra trouble to get here. You miss everything when you're here... Even the pain. Even the despair.