Quote by Orson Scott Card

I want to see the king. Wonderful. I'm glad for you. Why are you so glad? Because it's good for every human being to have an unfulfilled wish. It makes all of life so poignant.

I want to see the king. Wonderful. I'm glad for you. Why are

Summary

This quote conveys the idea that having an unfulfilled wish, such as wanting to see a king, adds depth and emotional intensity to one's life. The speaker suggests that having a desire that remains unattainable creates a sense of longing, making life more meaningful and bittersweet. The quote implies that unfulfilled wishes contribute to the human experience, highlighting the significance of aspirations and the beauty found in the pursuit of them.

Topics

Life

By Orson Scott Card

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probabili

Medicine is a science of uncertainty and an art of probability.

Medicine

Raphael paints wisdom; Handel sings it, Phidias carves it, S

Raphael paints wisdom; Handel sings it, Phidias carves it, Shakespeare writes it, Wren builds it, Columbus sails it, Luther preaches it, Washington arms it, Watt mechanizes it.

Ralph Waldo Emerson

Wisdom

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no pra

The assertion that 'all men are created equal' was of no practical use in effecting our separation from Great Britain and it was placed in the Declaration not for that, but for future use.

Abraham Lincoln

Men Future Great

I don't think the government should be in the trailer-park b

I don't think the government should be in the trailer-park business. I don't think they know how to run a trailer park.

Business

Our task is not to rediscover nature but to remake it.

Our task is not to rediscover nature but to remake it.

Nature

It's amazing that for actors mostly, it's a risk to attach y

It's amazing that for actors mostly, it's a risk to attach yourself to a film that you don't know whether or not it's going to even be made and if you sign on, in doing so, who else is going to be in the movie with you.

Elisha Cuthbert

Amazing

So I think it is common knowledge that Hitchcock had fantasi

So I think it is common knowledge that Hitchcock had fantasies or whatever you want to call them about his leading ladies.

Knowledge

I think there is a song out there to describe just about any

I think there is a song out there to describe just about any situation.

Life Music Truth Art Humanity World Inspirational Connection Songs Song Lyrics Songwriting

As I get older I think, contrary to modern assumption but in

As I get older I think, contrary to modern assumption but in line with the old Lerner and Lowe song, that it would actually benefit both them and society if - to quote Professor Higgins - a woman could be more like a man.

Society

And each book has to receive your best effort every single t

And each book has to receive your best effort every single time. No slacking.

Time Writer Inspirational Effort Thetimes

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains under

Blessed is the man who finds wisdom, the man who gains understanding, for she is more profitable than silver and yields better returns than gold. She is more precious than rubies; nothing you desire can compare with her. Proverbs 3:13-15

Wisdom

Being insecure - I'm a master, a virtuoso - they can be hand

Being insecure - I'm a master, a virtuoso - they can be handing me the keys to the kingdom and all I can think is, I hope I don't drop the key.

M. Night Shyamalan

Hope