There was no doubt now in Ender's mind. There was no help for him. Whatever he faced, now and forever, no on ewould save him from it. 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.
Orson Scott Card
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Ender struggles with the realization that he is utterly alone in facing his challenges. His sense of helplessness intensifies as he acknowledges that he must confront his fears without any support. Despite his disdain for his brother Peter, he is forced to confront the truth in Peter's ruthless philosophy regarding power and control. Ender learns that the ability to inflict pain is the only form of power that truly matters in a world filled with aggression and violence.

This insight leads Ender to a stark understanding of his situation, where he recognizes that the inability to fight back makes one vulnerable to the whims of those who wield power. This grim outlook forces Ender to grapple with his own morality and the strategies he must employ to survive in a brutal environment. Ultimately, he is left to navigate a reality where strength and the capacity to cause harm define one's standing in conflict.

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If you could make them feel as you can make me feel, then perhaps they could forgive you.
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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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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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I'm not one to despise other people for their sins. I haven't found one yet, that I didn't say to myself, I've done worse than this.
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Graff had isolated Ender to make him struggle. To make him prove, not that he was competent, but that he was far better than everyone else. That was the only way he could win respect and friendship. It made him a better soldier then he would ever have been otherwise. It also made him lonely, afraid, angry, untrusting. And maybe those traits, too, made him a better soldier.
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Graff had isolated Ender to make him struggle. To make him prove, not that he was competent, but that he was far better than everyone else. That was the only way he could win respect and friendship. It made him a better soldier then he would ever have been otherwise. It also made him lonely, afraid, angry, untrusting. And maybe those traits, too, made him a better soldier.
There was no doubt now in Ender's mind. There was no help for him. Whatever he faced, now and forever, no on ewould save him from it. 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.
Orson Scott Card Ender's Game
There was no doubt now in Ender's mind. There was no help for him. Whatever he faced, now and forever, no on ewould save him from it. 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.
Ender Wiggin isn't a killer. He just wins-thoroughly.
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Ender Wiggin isn't a killer. He just wins-thoroughly.
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