Ender's Game

"They made me a weapon. I will spend my life trying to be something else."

"I learned that the greatest strategy is understanding. The greatest weapon is empathy."

"The future belongs to those who can think differently."

"I was a tool. They sharpened me and used me and threw me away."

"The victory came at a cost I can never repay."

"I will never forgive myself. And I shouldn't."

"They used a child because children adapt. They don't question as much."

"I could see their patterns. I understood their weaknesses."

"The game is real. Your life is the game."

"I didn't have a choice. None of us did."

"The strategy was perfect. The execution was flawless. But the cause was unjust."

"I'm not special. I'm just unlucky."

"He had become what they needed him to be. But it destroyed what he was."

"The war was over before I was old enough to understand it."

"They wanted me to become a god. But gods don't feel anything."

"I could never go home. Home didn't exist anymore."

"The only way to win is to understand your opponent completely."

"They were not giants in the flesh, but giants in the mind."

"I learned to play the game. But I forgot how to be a person."

"Everyone said I was a natural. That meant they would never let me rest."

"The game knows no mercy. Neither can you."

"A leader takes responsibility for their commands."

"They made me a murderer. I'm going to find a way to undo it."

"I've already defeated him. I don't need to fight anymore."

"The other children feared him, but they followed him."

"What if I'm wrong? What if I've made a terrible mistake?"

"Victory means defeating the enemy. But they weren't the enemy."

"I'm not a general. I'm a child. I shouldn't have to do this."

"The buggers are not monsters. They're just like us."

"I never asked to be a hero. I just wanted to go home."