Remember, the enemy's gate is down.

We people only live on the top, like the bugs that live on the scum of the still water near the shore.

At last he came to a door, with these words in glowing emeralds:

THE END OF THE WORLD

He did not hesitate. He opened the door and stepped through.

Don't judge me until you understand me. You can't understand me if you've already judged me.

Ender Wiggin isn't a killer. He just wins—thoroughly.

I need you to be clever, Bean. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven't seen yet. I want you to try things that no one has ever tried because they're absolutely stupid.