# Quote — Genevieve Cogman, The Mortal Word

> And, really, Erda had put the basic problem in a nutshell. Everyone here viewed damage to their own particular interest as more significant than damage to anyone else’s. Whatever the scale of the damage.

- Author: [Genevieve Cogman](https://www.leafyquotes.com/genevieve-cogman.md)
- Book: [The Mortal Word](https://www.leafyquotes.com/genevieve-cogman/the-mortal-word.md)
- Page: 197
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/genevieve-cogman/the-mortal-word/and-really-erda

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