I was ordained, said the preacher. No one ordains artists. They ordain themselves.
Just as Taleswapper had expected. The preacher retreated to authority as soon as he feared his ideas could not stand on their own merit. Reasonable argument was impossible when authority became the arbiter.


Chapter 9. - The Tales of Alvin Maker - Seventh Son (1987)

Orson Scott Card Quotes

I was ordained, said the preacher. No one ordains artists. They ordain themselves. Just as Taleswapper had expected. The preacher retreated to...

I was ordained, said the preacher. No one ordains artists. They ordain themselves. Just as Taleswapper had expected. The preacher retreated to...

I was ordained, said the preacher. No one ordains artists. They ordain themselves. Just as Taleswapper had expected. The preacher retreated to...

I was ordained, said the preacher. No one ordains artists. They ordain themselves. Just as Taleswapper had expected. The preacher retreated to...