“It [seed of doubt] made Ender listen to what people meant, instead of what they said. It made him wise.”

“It [seed of doubt] made Ender listen more carefully to what people meant, instead of what they said. It made him wise." (Ender's Game, page 111)”

“the seed of doubt was there, and it stayed, and every now and then sent out a little root. It changed everything, to have that seed growing. It made Ender listen more carefully to what people meant, instead of what they said. It made him wise.”

“What was it about high school that made people think with their insecurities instead of their brains?”

“She would tell him what she wanted in her life--her hopes and dreams for the future--and he would listen intently and then promise to make it all come true. And the way he said it made her believe him, and she knew how much he meant to her.”

“What was a slap for ten pages of escapism, ten pages far from everything that made him unhappy, ten pages of real life instead of the monotony that other people called the real world?”