Orson Scott Card Quotes on Justification

3 quotes

  1. I believed in my own heart that it was necessary. But I also hated him. Will I ever be sure that I didn't do it because of that hatred, that longing for vengeance? I fear that I will always suspect that I am an assassin in my heart.

  2. You are truly a monster. You speak of sacrilege and massacre of innocents, and then you ask me to trust you. I speak of necessity, and ask you to help me keep from being a monster.

  3. When we intended to enjoy being cruel, we must transform our victim into either a beast or a god

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