“No marketplace, free or otherwise, is good when it fails to consider the basic human state of needs at every stage of life.”

“When you believe you reflect what is holy and good, you can see more that is good in every stage of your life. (319)”

“Human beings are free except when humanity needs them. Maybe humanity needs you. To do something. Maybe humanity needs me—to find out what you're good for. We might both do despicable things, Ender, but if humankind survives, then we were good tools.”

“One of the basic needs of every human being is the need to be loved, to have our wishes and feelings taken seriously, to be validated as people who matter.”

“the free soul is rare, but you know it when you see it - basically because you feel good, very good, when you are near or with them.”

“As any psychiatrist will tell you, it is a fact of life, a psychological home truth, that every human being from Mother Teresa to Jack the Ripper operates from the same basic needs, using the same basic defenses, and accessing the same basic pool of emotions as every other human being. Deep down below the surface, we all want to be safe, we all want to be loved, and we all want to be respected. (15)”