When you really know someone, you can't hate him.

because if you can’t kill then you are always subject to those who can, and nothing and no one will ever save you.

The difference between raman and varelse is not in the creature judged, but in the creature judging. When we declare an alien species to be raman, it does not mean that they have passed a threshold of moral maturity. It means that we have.

The only way to retrieve a secret,once known, is to replace it with a lie.

Don’t win loyalty, just obedience, and only while the lash is in the room.

I don't freeze up because it isn't my battle. I'm helping. I'm watching. But I'm free. Because it's Ender's game.

Firequencher raised his hand. "I've been staying out of family conversations. Do I get credit for that?