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"Christians have been expecting the imminent end of the world for millennia." "But it keeps not ending." "So far, so good."
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"He hadnt realized how much he needed the honor of others until he finally got it."
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Ender's Shadow (1999) is a parallel science fiction novel by the American author Orson Scott Card, taking place at the same time as the novel Ender's Game and depicting some of the same events from the point of view of Bean, a supporting character in the original novel. It was originally to be titled Urchin, but it was retitled Ender's Shadow prior to release. Ender's Shadow was shortlisted for a
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"Once they understood our autonomy, the seed of their defeat was sown."
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"Bean’s powers of analysis were extraordinary. So, also, were his powers of deception. Some of Bean’s guesses weren’t right — but was that because he didn’t know the truth, or because he simply didn’t want them to know how much he knew, or how much he guessed."
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"The commander must be able to change his plans abruptly when obstacles or opportunities appear. If his army isn’t ready and willing to respond to his will, his cleverness comes to nothing."
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"Ender Wiggin was not larger than life, Bean knew. He was exactly life-sized, and so his larger-than-life burden was too much for him. And yet he was bearing it. So far."
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"I’m not stupid!" In [his] experience, that was a sentence never uttered except to prove its own inaccuracy."
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