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Xenocide
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"Xenocide" Quotes

In "Xenocide," the struggle for survival and moral dilemmas unfold as Ender Wiggin and his allies confront a deadly virus threatening the intelligent alien species on the planet Lusitania.

Quotes

To the world, you are just one person. But to one person, you might be the world.

Orson Scott Card

importancerelationships

If you can't control your own mind, then you don't have real freedom.

Orson Scott Card

freedomself-control

What is the purpose of life if not to create, to nurture, and to love?

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purposelifelove

I'm not a killer. I'm just good at it.

Orson Scott Card

identityviolence

Every person is defined by the communities she belongs to.

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identitycommunity

No one ever sees what is ahead, not really, but we have to keep moving forward.

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futureperseverance

To see and know the worst is to take from Fear her main advantage.

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fearknowledge

We are all just puppets. The only difference is who holds the strings.

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controlfate

You can never really know someone completely. That's why it's the most terrifying thing in the world, really—taking someone on faith, hoping they'll take you on faith too.

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trustrelationships

It's the most charming thing about you; you refuse to see yourself as you really are.

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self-perceptioncharm