There are times when the world is rearranging itself, and at times like that, the right words can change the world.

I also remembered that you were beautiful." "Memory does play tricks on us." "No. Your face is the same, but I don't remember what beautiful means anymore.

Ender Wiggin isn't a killer. He just wins—thoroughly.

You're a monster. Thanks. Does this mean I get a raise? No, just a medal. The budget isn't inexhaustable.

Early to bed and early to rise," Mazer intoned, "makes a man stupid and blind in the eyes.

Humanity does not ask us to be happy. It merely asks us to be brilliant on its behalf.

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.

Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth.

Because never in my entire childhood did I feel like a child. I felt like a person all along―the same person that I am today.

I think it's impossible to really understand somebody, what they want, what they believe, and not love them the way they love themselves.

Remember, the enemy's gate is down.

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

It's called civilization. Women invented it, and every time you men blow it all to bits, we just invent it again.

I don't care if I pass your test, I don't care if I follow your rules. If you can cheat, so can I. I won't let you beat me unfairly - I'll beat you unfairly first. - Ender

Ethan Wyeth: I hope you're thirsty." Gideon Wyeth:"Why?" Ethan: "Cause your dumb and ugly, but I can do something about thirsty.

If you try and lose then it isn't your fault. But if you don't try and we lose, then it's all your fault.

Perhaps it's impossible to wear an identity without becoming what you pretend to be.

All I really wanted to be was a working actor.

Anybody that's going on a road trip and doesn't really want to get into a myriad of snacks is probably no one you want to get in the car with.

I do like the idea that tomorrow I might find out that I'm going to be doing something that is completely unknowable today. I think it forces you to live in the moment in a very good way.

I went through a phase where I thought it was really funny to make pratfalls in very crowded places. I jumped out of a moving car once, for a laugh. That was a mistake.

I can talk about sports and stuff, but I have a season pass for 'Antiques Roadshow' on my TiVo.

To me, some of the funniest movies would be probably categorized in the dramatic genre, and likewise, some of the most dramatic films, or films that have the most dramatic moments, are in comedies.

Humor is the most important thing in life. It trumps everything else, and it's the only thing that helps me deal with everything else.