Colonel Graff
But you have a habit of upsetting your commander.
Ender
I find it hard to respect someone just because they outrank me, sir.
Ender's Game quotes
Ender
Colonel Graff
We won! That's all that matters.
Ender
No. The way we win matters.
Ender
I've had a lot of fights, Val. I've won because I've always understood the way my enemy thinks. And when I truly understand them...
Valentine
You also love them.
Major Gwen
Why'd you keep kicking him? You'd already won the fight. Did you enjoy it?
Ender
No. Then why? Speak up, son. Knocking him down was the first fight. I wanted to win all the next ones too. So they'd leave me alone.
Mazer
There is no teacher but the enemy. Only he will tell you where you are weak, where he is strong.