Ender's Game (Ender's Saga, #1)

by Orson Scott Card

There’s only one thing that will make them stop hating you. And that’s being so good at what you do that they can’t ignore you.

“Maybe that’s who you are, what you remember.”

Being here alone with nothing to do, I’ve been thinking about myself, too. Trying to understand why I hate myself so badly.”

“I’ve lived too long with pain. I won’t know who I am without it.”