Speaker for the Dead (Ender Quintet Book 2)

by Orson Scott Card

“No human being, when you understand his desires, is worthless. No one’s life is nothing. Even the most evil of men and women, if you understand their hearts, had some generous act that redeems them, at least a little, from their sins.”

“This is how humans are: We question all our beliefs, except for the ones that we really believe, and those we never think to question.

“He doesn’t tell us what we want. He tells us what we know is true. He didn’t win our affection, Mother, he won our trust.”

Human was an excellent diplomat; he told the truth and yet avoided the whole issue.

When you really know somebody, you can’t hate them.” “Or maybe it’s just that you can’t really know them until you stop hating them.”