7 Orson Scott Card Quotes on Listening

Orson Scott Card quotes on listening

43. So he believed. Believed, but the seed of doubt was there, and it stayed, and every now and then sent out a little root. It changed everything, to have that seed growing. It made [him] listen more carefully to what people meant, instead of what they said. It made him wise.

145. She had passed his test. She had listened to him the way no one else did - without impatience, without finishing his sentences, without letting her gaze waver from his face. He had spoken to her, not with careful precision, but with great emotion... He could talk to this woman as naturally as he had ever talked to anyone before... Yes, she was opinionated, headstrong, bossy, and quick to reach conclusions. But she could also listen to an opposing view, change her mind when she needed to. She could listen, and so he could speak. Perhaps with her he could still be [himself].

197. You both refuse to listen to anybody else. You know better about everything. And when you're both done, many many innocent people are dead.

349. Better to listen than speak at a time like this.

456. I have no secret thoughts... Or rather, they're not secret because I've withheld them - if they're unknown, it's because no one asked

786. He may be white, but he's still a man. Men always think they know the right thing, and so they don't listen

945. The answer was so obvious to her that she clearly didn't understand a word he was saying