Hidden Empire Quotes

“That's what so many people didn't understand about life. The real world is the one within the walls of homes; the outside world, of careers and politics and money and fame, that was the fake world, where nothing lasted, and things were real only to the extent they harmed or helped people inside their homes.”
― Orson Scott Card, Hidden Empire

“You never knew what was going to happen in this life. Which was why it was better to own nothing, to have no one waiting for him to come home, to live without any extraneous responsibilities, not a dog, not a goldfish, not even a house plant that needed him to come home. I could die and nobody’s life would change, thought Cole fairly often, and with satisfaction. He was doing this right.”
― Orson Scott Card, Hidden Empire