"He hadnt realized how much he needed the honor of others until he finally got it."
Soldiers do not give the other guy a sporting chance. Soldiers shoot i — Ender's Shadow
"Soldiers do not give the other guy a sporting chance. Soldiers shoot in the back, lay traps and ambushes, lie to the enemy and outnumber the other bastard every chance they get. Your kind of murder only works among civilians."
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
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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View all →"I’m not stupid!" In [his] experience, that was a sentence never uttered except to prove its own inaccuracy."
"Christians have been expecting the imminent end of the world for millennia." "But it keeps not ending." "So far, so good."
"Once they understood our autonomy, the seed of their defeat was sown."
"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."
"Isnt that what it means to be civilized? That you can wait to get what you want?"