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Human: That's stupid. Isn't there grass on both sides?

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Welcome to the human race. Nobody controls his own life, Ender. The best you can do is choose to fill the roles given you by good people, by people wh...more

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I've had enough adventures," said Noxon, "to know that boredom is the closest thing to happiness. Boredom means that there's nothing wrong. You're not...more

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We have to go. I'm almost happy here.

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Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf. Survival first, then happiness as we can manage it.

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The Buggers have finally, finally learned that we humans value each and every individual human life. We don’t throw our forces away because every sold...more

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Happiness is not a life without pain, but rather a life in which the pain is traded for a worthy price.

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Sometimes happiness consists of finding the right balance of misery.

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It will hurt." said Petra. "But let's make the most of what we have, and not let future pain ruin present happiness.

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He loved her, as you can only love someone who is an echo of yourself at your time of deepest sorrow.

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Twisted and perverse are the ways of the human mind," Jane intoned. "Pinocchio was such a dolt to try to become a real boy. He was much better off wit...more

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Hive Queen: They never know anything. They don't have enough years in their little lives to come to an understanding of anything at all. And yet they ...more