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Welcome to the human race. Nobody controls his own life, Ender. The best you can do is choose to fill the roles given you by good people, by people who love you.
Welcome to the human race. Nobody controls his own life, Ender. The best you can do is choose to fill the roles given you by good people, by people who love you.
Approximate author period: c. 1951 AD · modern
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- Orson Scott Card
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- Approximate author period: c. 1951 AD · modern
Approximate author-period anchor from documented birth year 1951; activity date not established; Wikidata Q217110, https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q217110 (accessed 2026-10-08). Not a quotation composition date.
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