💬 Quotes

"Different though the sexes are, they intermix. In every human being a vacillation from one sex to the other takes place, and often it is only the clothes that keep the male or female likeness, while underneath the sex is the very opposite of what is above."

"All of us will have to learn to read, and we will have to learn to write. We will have to learn to think for ourselves, and not just depend on what others tell us."

"Courage is not the absence of fear, but the willingness to act in spite of it."

"We are a colony of thieves, and we are also a colony of scholars. That is our paradox."

"When you can do the things that I can do, you don't have to be afraid of anything."

"It is not the size of the creature that matters, but the size of its heart."

"We are moving to Thorn Valley, and we will build a society where we do not have to steal, but will live by our own labor."

"The secret of drawing is not in the line itself, but in the animation of the space that the line inhabits."

"Perspective is not a cage for the artist, but a doorway through which the imagination can finally step into the real world."

"If a man can dream a thing, he can bring it to life on paper, provided he has the patience to count every leaf on every tree."

"Humor is the most effective vehicle for subverting the rigid expectations of the modern age."

"I do not draw what I see; I draw what I feel when the world moves too fast to capture in a single glance."

"To tell a story in panels is to master the architecture of time, stretching a second into a lifetime or collapsing an epoch into a blink."

"In the moment when I truly understand my enemy, understand him well enough to defeat him, then in that very moment I also love him."

"If you don't use your intelligence, it isn't worth anything."

"It's not enough to be smart. You have to be right, and you have to be able to make others see that you're right."

"I am a shadow. I have no substance, no past, no family. I am only what I choose to be."

"Ender is the one who wins the battles, but it is the shadow that ensures the light can exist at all."

"Hunger is not just a sensation; it is a teacher. It teaches you that nothing is guaranteed and that you must always be ready to take what you need."

"I am indeed a knight, but it is the knight of the iron heart, who has seen much of war, and little of peace."