“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.”
― Ender's Game
― Ender's Game
“Courtesy costs nothing, which makes it the ideal gift when you’re as cheap as I am.”
― The Wheel of Osheim
― The Wheel of Osheim
“A book is as dangerous as any journey you might take. The person who closes the back cover may not be the same one that opened the front one. Treat them with respect.”
― Red Sister
― Red Sister
“You have power over your mind - not outside events. Realize this, and you will find strength.”
― Meditations
― Meditations
“Our wretched species is so made that those who walk on the well-trodden path always throw stones at those who are showing a new road.”
― Philosophical Dictionary
― Philosophical Dictionary
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