Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to.

It is possible to have words come to your mind, and still refrain from speaking them aloud.

The wise are not wise because they make no mistakes. They are wise because they correct their mistakes as soon as they recognize them.

As long as you keep getting born, it's alright to die some times.

At last he came to a door, with these words in glowing emeralds: THE END OF THE WORLD He did not hesitate. He opened the door and stepped through.

You can’t answer what I said, so you’re going to talk about my saying it.

He walked down the corridor, lined with his soldiers, who looked at him with love, with awe, with trust. Except Bean, who looked at him with anguish. Ender Wiggin was not larger than life, Bean knew. He was exactly life-sized, and so his larger-than-life burden was too much for him. And yet he was bearing it. So far.