Everybody walks past a thousand story ideas every day. The good writers are the ones who see five or six of them. Most people don't see any.

There's always hope... even when there isn't faith. And sometimes, without hope or faith, there must be charity.

God, our genes, our environment, or some stupid programmer keying in code at an ancient terminal - there's no way free will can ever exist if we as individuals are the result of some external cause.

I know everything I need to know already," Rigg always said... To which Father always replied,"See how ignorant you are? You don't even know why you need to know the things you don't know yet." "So tell me," said Rigg. "I would but you're too ignorant to understand the reasons why your ignorance is a fatal disease.

A character is what he does, yes - but even more, a character is what he means to do.

Nonsense," said Graff. "Ender always has plans within plans.

Dona Crista laughed a bit. "Oh, Pip, I'd be glad for you to try. But do believe me, my dear friend, touching her heart is like bathing in ice." I imagine. I imagine it feels like bathing in ice to the person touching her. But how does it feel to her? Cold as she is, it must surely burn like fire.