I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what... - Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game

"I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves."

"I have hope for you, if only because you're the only one left to hope for."

"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. I think it’s impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves. And then, in that very moment when I love them.... I destroy them."

"You're a monster.Thanks. Does this mean I get a raise?No, just a medal. The budget isn't inexhaustable."

"Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us like mice."