It is easy to say that you can adopt the whole human race as your children, but it is not the same as living in a home with a child and shaping all you do to help him learn to be happy and whole and good. Don't live your life without ever holding a child in your arms, on your lap, in your home, and feeling a child's arms around you and hearing his voice in your ear and seeing his smile, given to you because you put it into your heart. Orson Scott Card
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Deciding to adopt an orphan is an incredibly brave and noble thing to do. It's not easy, but it's worth it. It's sacrifice for another human being, but it's also a sacrifice of your own life because the child needs you. You've given up years of your own life to bring that child into the world and into your home, and you'll need to do all you can to make sure he grows up happy and well-adjusted.

Source: Ender In Exile

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