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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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She had always thought that if only people could communicate mind-to-mind, eliminating the ambiguities of language, then understanding would be perfec...more

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There is no society that does not highly value fictional storytelling. Ever.

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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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A man without a wife and babies is a menace to civilization... One bachelor is an irritation. Ten thousand bachelors are a war.

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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, and then happiness as we can manage it.... Take...more

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Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf.

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These children had never looked death in the face and then chosen to live anyway.

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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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Achilles might be a good papa to the family, but he was also a killer, and he never forgives.Poke knew that, though. Bean warned her, and she knew it,...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.