No one but the enemy will tell you what the enemy is going to do. "Ender's Game". Ender's Game centers on Andrew "Ender" Wiggin, a young boy who is being trained to become a leader in the war against an alien race. And I hope I don’t have to do it often. The blood was coming out of his eyes. When you purchase books using links on our website, Bookroo or its affiliates may receive a small commission (at no added cost to you). He tortures Ender not only by threatening him, but by explaining how he would get away with saying Ender’s death was an accident and that everything would be “fine.” Unlike Ender and Valentine, Peter lives completely devoid of any compassion. Not a choice between his own grisly death and an even worse murder. Chapter 1. Ender Wiggin Quotes. ...commander one day. Ender Wiggin must believe that no matter what happens, no adult will ever, ever step in to help him in any way. The International Fleet decided that the world's smartest children are the planet's best hope. Instead we killed each other. An enemy, Ender Wiggin," whispered the old man. Peter might be scum, but Peter had been right, always right; the power to cause pain is the only power that matters, the power to kill and destroy, because if you can't kill then you are always subject to those who can, and nothing and no one will ever save you.”, “I thought commanders could order anything.”, “Come into our home, daughters of Earth; dwell in our tunnels, harvest our fields; what we cannot do, you are now our hands to do for us. Petra Arkanian: At least you don't have any bad habits. This was supposed to be a game. I need you to think of solutions to problems we haven’t seen yet. He describes the Giant game that Ender plays, and mentions the images of, ...to calm her by agreeing with her: he claims he doesn’t think Ender is like, ...to play the Giant game. He also notices a mirror, in which he can see, ...inspire him. But he did not reach for a pillow to smother Ender. I think it’s impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves. The original text plus a side-by-side modern translation of. He did not have a weapon. See more ideas about Ender's game, Game quotes, Ender's game quotes. The book has become suggested reading for those thinking of entering the military. Ender Wiggin: 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. Valentine Wiggin: Come on. Let me be clear, I intend to trade you a-s-a-p My army has been undefeated for the last 21 battles. The best quotes from Ender's Game by Orson Scott Card - organized by theme, including book location and character - with an explanation to help you understand! I don't want to play this game any more. Card co-produced the film. ...chapter. Ender's Game is a 1985 military science fiction novel by American author Orson Scott Card. “Ender's Game Boxed Set I: Ender's Game, Ender's Shadow, Shadow of the Hegemon”, p.166, Macmillan, Orson Scott Card (2013). There is no teacher but the enemy. "Ender's Game Quotes." Colonel Graff: Don't threaten me boy, I'm not the enemy. The story first appeared as a novella, which Card expanded into a series of books. I can't be expected to do all the thinking in this army, can I, Bean? Ender Wiggin: If anybody has an idea they think is better than mine, I wanna hear it. "I am your enemy, the first one you've ever had who was smarter than you. Welcome back. While pressing his knee into Ender’s chest, Peter makes the first of several death threats that he issues to Ender and Valentine throughout the novel. No one but the enemy will tell you what the enemy is going to do. I think it’s impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves. From now on I am your teacher. Colonel Graff: There's only one kid on this launch with any brains at all so far, and that's Ender Wiggin. Especially because he can’t control the fact that Ender possesses more talent than him, he derives his sense of power from controlling others. I am one of those recruits. Enemy, Defeat, Enders Game 70 Copy quote. The two officials note that Valentine and. I will remember this, thought Ender, when I am defeated. Oct 30, 2015 - Explore Noah Egler's board "Ender Wiggin" on Pinterest. Major Gwen Anderson: After you had already won, why did you continue to hit him? (including. The Ender’s Game quotes below are all either spoken by Andrew “Ender” Wiggin or refer to Andrew “Ender” Wiggin. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf. If we had kissed, it would have been the miracle to make us human in each other's eyes. Your support helps us continue to discover and share incredible kids books! "My students can't get enough of your charts and their results have gone through the roof." For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one: ). Even though Peter created Demosthenes, and Demosthenes’ success helps Peter’s plan, Peter remains so competitive with his siblings that he can’t stand the thought of Valentine being better than him.