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No human being, when you understand his desires, is worthless. No one's life is nothing. Even the most evil of men and women, if you understand their ...more

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When you walk on the face of a world, then forgiveness comes.

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He was not prepared to deal with my mistake, thought Jane, and he did not understand the suffering his response would cause me. He is innocent of wron...more

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Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to.

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«Linkeree does what he likes. He likes to be alone and think his own thoughts. No one is hurt by it.» Sara said, «Jason said that we are one people. L...more

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It was not right, thought Han Fei-tzu, for his wife to die before him: her ancestor-of-the-heart had outlived her husband. Besides, wives should live ...more

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I think you don't grow up until you stop worrying about other people's purposes or lack of them and find the purposes you believe in for yourself.

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The only teacher that's worth anything to you is your enemy.

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There's a reason why every human society has fiction. It teaches us how to be 'good', to behave in a way that is for the benefit of the whole communit...more

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I don't care how much you eat, Ender, self-cannibalism won't get you out of this school.

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That's what Ender has to understand. There really is evil in the world, and wickedness, and every brand of stupidity. There's meanness and heartlessne...more

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I didn't know how you'd get us out of that last one. But you did. You were good.

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I imagine it feels like bathing in ice to the person touching her. But how does it feel to her? Cold as she is, it must surely burn like fire.

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Don't make fun of me!" Ender said. "I'm afraid I'm going crazy.

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As a child of privilege, no one is your friend. They will claim to be your friends, they will laugh at your jokes and invite you to their parties, but...more