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Where loyalty bound creatures together, they became something larger, something new and whole and inexplicable.

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I don't care how much you eat, Ender, self-cannibalism won't get you out of this school.

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That's what Ender has to understand. There really is evil in the world, and wickedness, and every brand of stupidity. There's meanness and heartlessne...more

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Your motivation has to be rock solid. You have to want it so bad that even th threat of death won't take it from you.

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I didn't know how you'd get us out of that last one. But you did. You were good.

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Don't make fun of me!" Ender said. "I'm afraid I'm going crazy.

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So she retreated into herself, rebuilt the damaged pathways of her mind, explored long-unvisited memories, wandered among the trillions of human lives...more

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Religion is tied to the deepest feelings people have. The love that arises from that stewing pot is the sweetest and strongest, but the hate is the ho...more

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I once heard a tale of a man who split himself in two.The one part never changed at all; the other grew and grew.The changeless part was always true, ...more

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We are wise to be cautious, but I suggest we prepare for the worst and hope for the best.

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Guils is the greatest weapon vecause its cuts rarely heal and it aims for the heart

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As a child of privilege, no one is your friend. They will claim to be your friends, they will laugh at your jokes and invite you to their parties, but...more

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Everyone was always in such a rush to shoot forward that they never took the time to look back. Which was a mistake. If you wanted to avoid snags, kin...more

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We are only human when we are part of a community. ... I tried to isolate you, but it could not be done. I surrounded you with hostility; you took mos...more

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You are the least-alone person I have ever known. Your heart has always included within it everyone who let you love them, and many who did not.