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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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All these uses a valid; all these reading of the book are "correct". For all these readers have placed themselves inside this story, not as spectators...more

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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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It was not about physical strength, Wit reminded himself. It was 90 percent mental, 10 percent physical. That's what the SEAL instructors were looking...more

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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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There was no doubt now in Ender's mind. There was no help for him. Whatever he faced, now and forever, no on ewould save him from it. Peter might be s...more

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We thought we were the only thinking beings in the universe, until we met you, but never did we dream that thought could arise from the lonely animals...more

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He woke up and fought another battle and won. Then he went to bed and slept again and dreamed again and then he woke up and won again and slept again ...more

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I'll become exactly the tool you want me to be, said Ender silently, but at least I wont be fooled into it. I'll do it because I choose to, not becaus...more

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It had to be a trick or you couldn't have done it.

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You don't know what would have happened if I hadn't pushed. Nobody knows. I did it the way I did it, and it worked. Above all, it worked.

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In my dreams," said Ender, "I'm never sure whether I'm really me.

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You made them hate me." Said Ender"So? What will you do about it? Crawl in a corner? Start kissing their little backsides so they'll love you again? T...more