I came because I've spent my whole life in the company of the brother that I hated. Now I want a chance to know the brother that I love, before it's too late, before we're not children anymore.
Orson Scott Card Ender's Game
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The speaker reflects on a lifelong struggle with a brother whom they detest, indicating a deep familial conflict. This hate has overshadowed their relationship, prompting a desire to reconnect with a different brother, one they cherish. They recognize the urgency of this need, fearing the passage of time and the loss of their childhood innocence.

This moment highlights the complexities of sibling relationships, demonstrating how feelings of love and resentment can coexist. The speaker seeks to redefine their connection before adulthood arrives, emphasizing the importance of understanding and reconciling with loved ones before it is too late.

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So what do we do now? asked Alai. The bugger war's over, and so's the war down there on Earth, and even the war here. What do we do now? We're kids, said Petra. They'll probably make us go to school. It's a law. You have to go to school till you're seventeen. They all laughed at that.
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Peter, why do I get the idea that you are thinking of this as a golden opportunity for Peter Wiggin? For both of us, Val. Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us like mice. But we don't think like other children, do we, Val? We don't talk like other children. And above all, we don't write like other children. For a discussion that began with death threats, Peter, we've strayed from the topic, I think.
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Peter, why do I get the idea that you are thinking of this as a golden opportunity for Peter Wiggin? For both of us, Val. Peter, you're twelve years old. I'm ten. They have a word for people our age. They call us children and they treat us like mice. But we don't think like other children, do we, Val? We don't talk like other children. And above all, we don't write like other children. For a discussion that began with death threats, Peter, we've strayed from the topic, I think.
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