0n 170 of Enders Game "I taught you everything you know, but I did not teach you everything I know"
On 156 of The Memory Of Earth "I taught you everything you know, Elya"
its also in The Chrystal City, Alvin talking to Arthur, but I dont have time to look.
Pooch
Posted by UTAH (Member # 5032) on :
It's not too surprising. I say that to my kids all the time. It's a pretty common saying. Haven't you ever said it to someone?
Posted by Kabederlin (Member # 6304) on :
Yeah... If it was in every one of Card's books then it would be more interesting
[ April 02, 2004, 08:56 PM: Message edited by: Kabederlin ]
Posted by Apooche (Member # 6384) on :
Ive never heard it besides once or twice, thats why it caught my eye. Its probably in some books of his i havn't read to. The one in Chrystal City is simmilar to how its put in enders game. The one in The memory of earth is a bonus, i'll admit that that way of saying it is common. The main reason this was interesting is almost all authors i've read do not use this frase, and all of a sudden i notice it a bunch in his books.
Petra also uses the frase once i beleive, the way that Nefai's dad uses it. I guess that i just haven't heared the frase used anywhere else. Any ways, it just shows that Card uses the frase in his books a bit and isn't like some authors i've read from who never allow their charachters to use frases like this one.
Posted by UTAH (Member # 5032) on :
It IS interesting that you found it in many of Card's books. I wasn't implying that it wasn't interesting, just that it wasn't surprising. Am I misreading sarcasm in your comment, Kabederlin?
Posted by ssywak (Member # 807) on :
Page 157 of EG, Author's Definitive Edition:
Ender: "So, what does it do?"
Bean: "That's the beauty of it, it doesn't do anything!"
There it is, people!
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Posted by mr_porteiro_head (Member # 4644) on :
Not many things literally get me to LOL, but this one did. Posted by Kabederlin (Member # 6304) on :
quote: It IS interesting that you found it in many of Card's books. I wasn't implying that it wasn't interesting, just that it wasn't surprising. Am I misreading sarcasm in your comment, Kabederlin?
Yes you are. I was agreeing with you by saying to Apooche it would be a more interesting topic if it were in more than just two or three of Card's books. Then I'd start to see it as more than coincidence (sp?). In fact I don;t think I was being sarcastic at all...
Posted by ssywak (Member # 807) on :
Ah, my work here is done!
BTW, there are additional jokes that can be made with that concept; these are left as an exercise to the reader.
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