# Quote — Orson Scott Card, Shadow Puppets

> My friendships were not... transcendent. They were all tied to my work, and when my work went away, so did all my friends. They were not unkind, they still inquired after me, they made overtures, but there was nothing to say, our minds and our hearts did not really touch at any point. I discovered that I did not know anybody, and nobody knew me.

- Author: [Orson Scott Card](https://www.leafyquotes.com/orson-scott-card.md)
- Book: [Shadow Puppets](https://www.leafyquotes.com/orson-scott-card/shadow-puppets.md)
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- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/orson-scott-card/shadow-puppets/my-friendships-were

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> "Ignorance is not a tragedy," said Anton, "merely an opportunity. But to know and refuse to know what you know, that is foolishness."

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> "We don't always get the leader that we want," said Graff. "But sometimes we get to choose among the leaders that we have."

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> "Am I the only one here who sees something of himself in the man who's lying in this box?"

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