# Quote — Orson Scott Card, Shadow Puppets

> "Your life is going to be short," said Anton. "And at the end, there will be pain, physical and emotional. You will grow too large for this world, too large for your heart."

- 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/your-life-is-going

## More from this book

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

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/orson-scott-card/shadow-puppets/ignorance-is-not.md)

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

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/orson-scott-card/shadow-puppets/we-dont-always.md)

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

[Quote page](https://www.leafyquotes.com/orson-scott-card/shadow-puppets/am-i-the.md)