Ender Wiggin

Character in Ender's Game From: Ender's Game

Child prodigy and military commander; protagonist

266 quotes

"The enemy's gate is down."
"I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves."
Wisdom
"In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him."
Wisdom
"It's not just that I'm so good. It's that everyone else is so bad."
Success
"I can win this. I know I can win this."
Courage
"I don't want to play anymore."
Peace
"I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they want to be loved."
Love
"In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him."
Wisdom
"Most people are not going to look back on their life and see an unstoppable march toward victory and happiness. Everyone has failures."
Perseverance
"The enemy's gate is down."
Imagination
"I can win this game, and I can win it big."
"I destroyed a world."
"They chose me because I'm smarter than you and almost as ruthless."
Strength
"The nice thing about having a reputation for being brilliant is that no one expects you to be human."
Truth
"I am not a killer. You didn't make me a killer."
"Winning is not about being the smartest—it's about being willing to do what others won't."
Success
"They will never trust me to command anything again."
Fear
"I'll be whatever they want me to be."
Perseverance
"Zero gravity allows for infinite tactics."
Imagination
"The quote about Mazer Rackham's strategy"
"I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves."
"In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that moment I also love him."
Wisdom
"Games are the only environment where I think I can operate without constantly conflicting with everyone."
Solitude
"I will be kinder to humanity than it deserves."
Kindness
"I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they want to be loved."
Love
"In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him."
Wisdom
"I am not the man who wanted to learn the Buggers' perspective. I think now I was a fool to imagine that I could."
Truth
"The enemy's gate is down."
Courage
"There's no teacher but the enemy. No one to tell you what you've done wrong, just eventual failure."
Education
"Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf."