When you hear a true story, there is a part of you that responds to it regardless of art, regardless of evidence. Let it be the most obvious fabrication and you will still believe whatever truth is in it, because you can not deny truth no matter how shabbily it is dressed.

Nights were so real that days began to seem dreamlike to him.

Being here alone with nothing to do, I've been thinking about myself too. Trying to understand why I hate myself so badly.

For the first time, Ender had found a living mind he could admire.

Colonel Graff: We won! That's all that matters.Ender Wiggin: No. The way we win matters.

And were you punished? No. Why? Because you were rich.'Money and talent aren't the same thing.'That’s because you can inherit money that was earned by your ancestors,' said Sister Carlotta. 'And everybody recognizes the value of money, while only select groups recognize the value of talent.