Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game

Quotes

• “In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I als...”
• “I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they...”
• “Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us li...”
• “If you try and lose then it isn't your fault. But if you don't try and we lose, then it's all your fault.”
• “You're a monster.Thanks. Does this mean I get a raise?No, just a medal. The budget isn't inexhaustable.”
• “Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf.”
• “Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.”
• “I have hope for you, if only because you're the only one left to hope for.”
• “We have to go. I'm almost happy here.”