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parents always think their kids are both the best and the worst.”
Some of your children will be glad. Some will be annoyed. But since that’s how human children always regard their parents, you’ll learn to live with it.”
“By my count, there are six people present,” said Talker. “The Queen, myself, and four humans. Why is one person thought of as the third person?” “It’s grammar,” said Jane. “It doesn’t make sense to the humans, either, but somehow they communicate.”
“Do you believe in fairness?” asked Ruqyaq. “I believe that fairness is always worth striving for,” said Sprout, “even though it can’t always be achieved.” “And why can’t it always be achieved?” asked Ruqyaq. “Because sometimes there is no fair course of action,” said Sprout, “and sometimes because no one can think of a fair course. But most often because one side or the other, or both, have no desire for fairness. They seek only their own advantage, no matter what it costs the other, and so fairness remains out of reach for them, because they are not reaching for it.”
That was the lesson that growing up with Sergeant as her father had taught her: Love does not compel.
“Anyone can change the world,” said Thulium. “But to change it for the better—that’s always the challenge.”
“It’s not a failure of leguminids or of Ribeiras,” said Jane. “It’s just the simple fact that until you think of a thing, you haven’t thought of it yet.”
“Saving the world isn’t a lifetime career,” said Ender. “Just a hobby for a while.”
