It is in the turmoil of chaos that we discover what, if anything, we are.

The most evil creatures dont desire the destruction of everythingthey only desire to exploit it for themselves.

Good people do not let others suffer needlessly.

In order to learn, one must change one's mind.

Ender understood more than she said. Manipulation of gravity was one thing; deception by the officers was another; but the most important message was this: the adults are the enemy, not the other armies. They do not tell us the truth.

I always think of books as being like people. Even the dull ones are worthy of decent respect, but you don't have to seek them out and spend time with them.

She will look at you as women look at men, and she will judge you as a woman judge men, not on the strength of their arguments, and not in their cleverness or prowess in battle, but rather on the force of their character, the intensity of their passion, their strength of soul, their compassion, and... ah, this above all... their conversation.