Orson Scott Card Quotes on Strength
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She's too tough to die. No. She's so fragile right now that any blow might kill her. Not her body. Her - trust. Her hope. Don't give her any reason to think you're not with her, no matter what.
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He had no shred of fear or hatred in him.
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[She] was not one to bend to anyone else's will.
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You think my apology means I'm weak. But it doesn't. It means I am trying to learn how to be strong.
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Is that who I am? A boy who is so weak that he can't imagine loving a woman who is strong?
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I interpreted all you did as weakness - but I should have known that it was wisdom and strength, freely shared with all of us, even the ones who don't deserve it.
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May the day when you need courage never come even as she said it, though, she knew the day would come.
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You have a will of steel And a heart of glass. Brittle and cold
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There was once a man who knew me better than I knew myself. Who saw strength in me that I didn't know was there
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Was his very boyishness the reason he was chosen? In that case, was it not a virtue to be admired, and not a failing to be despised?
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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?
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He will know someday who is little, and who is great. Are you the strongest of all men, so strong that you can be merciful to me, a weak woman? Here is the undoing of your strength: I am not a weak woman. I am not a little queen. And your mercy will be your undoing. You will regret leaving me alive, and someday you will remember possessing me, and yearn to possess me again
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Damn, what happened to me? I used to be a lot stronger than this Fat lot of good it did you
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She was more fragile than anyone expected. Her outer toughness was a protective device.
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He shuddered at his own fragility. He had thought he was a stronger man than that
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My aim is not to corrupt the weak, but to exalt the strong
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There are 2 kinds of women a man can marry. The kind that's stronger than he is, and the kind that's weaker. I've lived with both, Charlie. It's hard to live with a strong woman, because she can make you afraid sometimes, and sometimes you feel like you aren't in control of your life. But let me tell you, boy, it's a damn sight better than living with a weak woman, because many a man isn't as good as his woman, but I never knew a husband who was better than his wife
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It's no challenge to destroy the weak