Ender's Game

Book · 6 characters · 625 quotes · 1985

Quotes from Ender's Game

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"Distance lends perspective to the soul."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) Solitude
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"They made me what I am."
Ender Wiggin Power
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"True strength lies in the ability to choose mercy."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) Strength
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"I am a weapon, nothing more."
Ender Wiggin War
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"The price of victory is often higher than the cost of defeat."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) Wisdom
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"Children understand more than we give them credit for."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) Education
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"I did it all for them. For Earth."
Ender Wiggin Motivation
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"You were the tool, not the master."
Graff Power
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"Sacrifice is the ultimate test of character."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) Perseverance
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"The burden of knowledge is that you can never unknow it."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) Knowledge
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"I cannot remain ignorant of the truth."
Ender Wiggin Truth
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"Forgiveness is a greater victory than revenge."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) Peace
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"I am no longer the boy they trained."
Ender Wiggin Change
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"The human heart is not a stone."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) Kindness
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"I will not be enslaved by the rules."
Ender Wiggin Freedom
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"Authority doesn't work with me."
Ender Wiggin Freedom
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"They'll use us up and throw us away."
Ender Wiggin War
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"I am what I am, and I can't hide it."
Ender Wiggin Truth
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"The greatest strategy is to know yourself and know your enemy."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) Knowledge
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"I only win because I understand my enemies."
Ender Wiggin Wisdom
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"A child's mind can adapt to anything."
Graff Education
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"They've got to keep us afraid. It's the only way."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) Fear
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"Loneliness is the price of command."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) Solitude
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"The stakes are too high for game playing."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) War
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"I can do anything if I believe I can."
Ender Wiggin Courage
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"Compassion can be excellent strategy."
Mazer Rackham Wisdom
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"You already have a name among the other boys. The Xenocide."
Graff Power
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"I didn't want to hurt anybody. I just wanted to win."
Ender Wiggin Motivation
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"The enemy's gate is down."
Ender Wiggin Imagination
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"Fear is the mother of cruelty."
Orson Scott Card (Narrator) Fear