(At the request of ElvishSorceress)
He is an American novelist and wrote amazing books, like Ender's Game and Speaker for the Dead. 

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

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"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." 

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"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." 

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"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 ."

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

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

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"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." 

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"Sometimes lies were more dependable than the truth." 

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"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." 

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"Remember, the enemy's gate is down."