Carolina QuotesAs he had so many times before, Taleswapper addressed a few silent words to God, which always came down to this question: Why do you put us to so much trouble, when it all comes to naught in the end?...And, as usual, God had nothing much to say to Taleswapper when his questioning was done.
Orson Scott Card Connected to the Carolinas
Source
Chapter 15.
- work
- Red Prophet (1988)
- year
- 1988
Cite this record
“As he had so many times before, Taleswapper addressed a few …” Orson Scott Card. Carolina Quotes, record CQ-C0E1A70D46. https://carolinaquotes.com/quote/c0e1a70d46
More from Orson Scott Card
This is what I want to do forever, each one thought. Rise in the morning, come to the mill, and work all day with him beside me. Never mind that the wish was impossible. Never mind that they might never see each other again, once the boy left for his apprenticeship back in the place of his birth. That only added to the sweetness of the moment, which would soon become a memory, would soon become a dream.
Boys always argued as if they knew then had the forces of logic on their side, even when they were being completely irrational.
He exuded confidence without ever looking as if he wanted to make sure everyone else knew how confident he was.