“"And you actually were cuddly," said Carn. "No offense, but you were spunky."
"If that's your word for 'bratty little asshole,' said Dink mildly.”

—  Orson Scott Card, Ender's Game hexalogy

Ender's Game series, Shadow of the Giant (2005)

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