I didn't want to see you." "They told me." "I was afraid that I'd still love you." "I hoped that you would.

What am I now, Alai?" "Still good." "At what?" "At--anything. There's a million soldiers who'd follow you to the end of the universe." "I don't want to go to the end of the universe." "So where do you want to go? They'll follow you." I want to go home, thought Ender, but I don't know where it is.

I love you Ender. More than ever. No matter what you decide.

This emotion I'm feeling now, this is love, right?

Changing the world is good for those who want their names in books. But being happy, that is for those who write their names in the lives of others, and hold the hearts of others as the treasure most dear.

The essence of training is to allow error without consequence.

It is a common trait of primates to become submissive and even worshipful toward one who has the power to kill them.