As the caterpillar chooses the fairest leaves to her eggs on, so the priest lays his curse on the fairest… — Orson Scott Card

Land was what they wanted, as if the mere ownership of dirt could turn a peasant into a squire.

The most evil creatures don’t desire the destruction of everything—they only desire to exploit it for themselves.

“You must be a prophet right enough,” said Alvin Junior, “cause I can’t understand a thing you said.”