
Believed, but the seed of doubt was there, and it stayed, and every now and then sent out a little root. Ender's anger was cold, and he could use it. He could see Bonzo's anger growing hot.Human beings are free except when humanity needs them.And the way we do that is by straining and straining and, at last, every few generations, giving birth to genius. As a species, we have evolved to survive.As a species, we have evolved to survive." As far as the rest of the earth is concerned, we could be wiped out and it would adjust, it would get on with the next step in evolution. He was afraid, and fear made him serious. Wherever their laughter came from, Ender couldn't find such a place in himself. But he couldn't think of any jokes, and none of theirs seemed funny. He toyed with the idea of trying to be like the other boys.He didn't like Peter's kind, the strong against the weak, and he didn't like his own kind either, the smart against the stupid." We're allowed to do that, in emergencies.

I have to win this now, and for all time, or I'll fight it every day and it will get worse and worse. To keep them from taking him in a pack tomorrow. Ender, however, was trying to figure out a way to forestall vengeance. For a moment, the others backed away and Stilson lay motionless.Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth. But since adults always said it when it was going to hurt, he could count on that statement as an accurate prediction of the future. It was a lie, of course, that it wouldn't hurt a bit. We're going to take it right out, and it won't hurt a bit."Įnder nodded.



