It was just him and me. He fought with honor. If it weren't for his ho…

Orson Scott Card
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It was just him and me. He fought with honor. If it weren't for his honor, he and the others would have beaten me together. They might have killed me, then. His sense of honor saved my life. I didn't fight with honor . . . I fought to win. ✨ Orson Scott Card (2010). Ender's Game, p.143, Macmillan
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It was just him and me. He fought with honor. If it weren't for his honor, he and the others would have beaten me together. They might have killed me, then. His sense of honor saved my life. I didn't fight with honor . . . I fought to win. ✨ Orson Scott Card (2010). Ender's Game, p.143, Macmillan

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