“ Poor little old human beings – they’re jerked into this world without having any idea where they came from or what it is they are supposed to do, or how long they have to do it in. Or where they are gonna wind up after that. But bless their hearts, most of them wake up every morning and keep on trying to make some sense out of it. Why, you can’t help but love them, can you? I just wonder why more of them aren’t as crazy as betsy bugs. ”
Aunt Elner, 1978”
― Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
Aunt Elner, 1978”
― Welcome to the World, Baby Girl!
“And thence I only come again
Just to pack up and run,
Somewhere where life may less be pain,
And somewhere where there's sun.”
― The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense
Just to pack up and run,
Somewhere where life may less be pain,
And somewhere where there's sun.”
― The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense
“One finds that constant quiet sympathy is not only one of the most lovable qualities, but one of the very rarest.”
― The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense
― The Complete Verse and Other Nonsense
“I want to be the kind of boy you are, thought Bean. But I don’t want to go through what you’ve been through to get there.”
― Ender's Shadow
― Ender's Shadow
“Bean was tired of talking about this. She looked so happy when she talked about God, but he hadn't figured it out yet, what God even was. It was like, she wanted to give God credit for every good thing, but when it was bad, then she either didn't mention God or had some reason why it was a good thing after all. As far as bean could see, though, the dead kids would rather have been alive, just with more food. If God loved them so much and he could do whatever he wanted, then why wasn't there more food for these kids? And if God just wanted them dead, why didn't he let them die sooner or not even be born at all, so they didn't have to go to so much trouble and get all excited about trying to be alive when he was just going to take them to his heart. None of it made any sense to Bean, and the more Sister Carlotta explained it, the less he understood it. Because if there was somebody in charge, then he ought to be fair, and if he wasn't fair, then why should Sister Carlotta be so happy that he was in charge?”
― Ender's Shadow
― Ender's Shadow
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