p. 39: “Of course we are. It’s our job. We’re the wicked witch. We promise gingerbread, but we eat the little bastards alive”.
p. 69: “Just one more example at the stupidity of the military. If you had any brains, you’d be in a real career, like selling life insurance.”
p. 147: “Believed, but the seed of doubt was there, and it stayed, and every now and then it sent out a little root. It changed everything, to have that seed growing. It made Ender listen more carefully to what people meant, instead of what they said. It made him wise.”
p. 270 “…a blue ribbon panel that was designed to do nothin, but do it splendidly.”
p. 357 “Welcome to the human race. Nobody controls his own life, Ender. The best you can do is choose to fill the roles given you by good people, by people who love you.”