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Andrew “Ender” Wiggin
Ender’s older brother. Peter Wiggin is a cruel, bullying child who resents Ender for being smarter and better suited for Battle School than he is. Peter’s natural impulse is to hurt and destroy, and at one point he skins a squirrel while it’s still alive. Although Peter loves to hurt others, he also has flashes of kindness and humanity, even toward Ender, and he claims that he always loved his family. Ironically, Peter, who is violent and cruel as a child, uses politics and writing to become the leader of Earth—an advocate for peace and understanding—while Ender, who is gentle and kind as a child, grows up to be the murderer of the Bugger species. Late in his life, Peter reaches out to Ender and confesses all his secrets and weaknesses—the resulting book, written by Ender, becomes famous throughout the galaxy, ensuring that Peter will be remembered as a complicated but noble leader.
Peter Wiggin Quotes in Ender’s Game
The Ender’s Game quotes below are all either spoken by Peter Wiggin or refer to Peter Wiggin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 2
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Dad pointed out that the war wouldn’t go away just because you hid Bugger masks and wouldn’t let your kids play with make-believe laser guns. Better to play the war games, and have a better chance of surviving when the Buggers came again.
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But he did not reach for a pillow to smother Ender. He did not have a weapon.
He whispered, “Ender, I’m sorry, I know how it feels. I’m sorry, I’m your brother. I love you.”
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Chapter 5
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He could not cry. There was no chance that he would be treated with compassion. Dap was not Mother. Any sign of weakness would tell the Stilsons and the Peters that this boy could be broken.
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Chapter 6
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He hadn’t meant to kill the Giant. This was supposed to be a game. Not a choice between his own grisly death and an even worse murder. I’m a murderer, even when I play. Peter would be proud of me.
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Chapter 9
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“When the Bugger wars are over, all that power will vanish, because it’s all built on fear of the Buggers. And suddenly we’ll look around and discover that all the old alliances are gone, dead and gone, except one, the Warsaw Pact. And it’ll be the dollar against five million lasers.”
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Peter Wiggin Quotes in Ender’s Game
The Ender’s Game quotes below are all either spoken by Peter Wiggin or refer to Peter Wiggin. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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Chapter 2
Quotes
Dad pointed out that the war wouldn’t go away just because you hid Bugger masks and wouldn’t let your kids play with make-believe laser guns. Better to play the war games, and have a better chance of surviving when the Buggers came again.
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But he did not reach for a pillow to smother Ender. He did not have a weapon.
He whispered, “Ender, I’m sorry, I know how it feels. I’m sorry, I’m your brother. I love you.”
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Chapter 5
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He could not cry. There was no chance that he would be treated with compassion. Dap was not Mother. Any sign of weakness would tell the Stilsons and the Peters that this boy could be broken.
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Chapter 6
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He hadn’t meant to kill the Giant. This was supposed to be a game. Not a choice between his own grisly death and an even worse murder. I’m a murderer, even when I play. Peter would be proud of me.
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Chapter 9
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“When the Bugger wars are over, all that power will vanish, because it’s all built on fear of the Buggers. And suddenly we’ll look around and discover that all the old alliances are gone, dead and gone, except one, the Warsaw Pact. And it’ll be the dollar against five million lasers.”
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