Ender Wiggin must believe that no matter what happens, no adult will ever, ever step in to help him in any way.
Orson Scott CardWe're like the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, then eat the little brats alive.
Orson Scott CardThe criminal misuse of time was pointing out the mistakes. Catching themโnoticing themโthat was essential. If you did not in your own mind distinguish between useful and erroneous information, then you were not learning at all, you were merely replacing ignorance with false belief, which was no improvement. The part of the man's statement that was true, however, was about the uselessness of speaking up. If I know that the teacher is wrong, and say nothing, then I remain the only one who knows, and that gives me an advantage over those who believe the teacher.
Orson Scott Card