“I don’t hold with prophets,” said Alvin. “Near as I can tell, they end up just as dead as the next man.” — 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.”