Lois McMaster Bujold Quotes - Page 4

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• An honor is not diminished for being shared.

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  Inspirational, Army, Honor

  Lois McMaster Bujold (1999). “Cordelia's Honor”, p.170, Baen Books

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• If you desire a man to tell you comfortable lies about your prowess, and so fetter any hope of true excellence, I'm sure you may find one anywhere. Not all prisons are made of iron bars. Some are made of feather beds.

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  Lying, Men, Iron

  "The Curse of Chalion". Book by Lois McMaster Bujold, 2001.

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• War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation. It's peace that's wanted. Some better peace than the one you started with.

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  Peace, War, Damnation

  Lois McMaster Bujold (1990). “Vorkosigan's Game”

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• I've got forward momentum. There's no virtue in it. It's just a balancing act. I don't dare stop.

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  Momentum, Virtue, Dare

  Lois McMaster Bujold, Bujold (1997). “Young Miles”, Baen Books

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• "It was suicide, wasn't it?" "In an involuntary sort of way," said Vorob'yev. "These Cetagandan political suicides can get awfully messy, when the principal won't cooperate." "Thirty-two stab wounds in the back, worst case of suicide they ever saw?" murmured Ivan, clearly fascinated by the gossip. "Exactly, my lord."

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  Suicide, Two, Gossip

  "Cetaganda (Vorkosigan Saga, Book 15)". Book by Lois McMaster Bujold, January 1996.

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• One of the best things about writing is how it redeems, not to mention recycles, all of one's prior experiences, including or perhaps especially the failures.

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  Writing, Best Things, Including

  Lois McMaster Bujold (2008). “The Vorkosigan Companion”, p.11, Baen Publishing Enterprises

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• This is important! But you have to stay absolutely cool. I may be completely off-base, and panicking prematurely." "I don't think so. I think you're panicking post-maturely. In fact, if you were panicking any later it would be practically posthumously. I've been panicking for days.

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  Thinking, Important, Would Be

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• When the time comes to leap in faith whether you have your eyes open or closed or scream all the way down or not makes no practical difference.

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  Eye, Differences, Way

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• Think of the glory. Think of your reputation. Think how great it'll look on your next resume." On my cenotaph, you mean. Nobody will be able to collect enough of my scattered atoms to bury. You going to cover my funeral expenses, son?" Splendidly. Banners, dancing girls, and enough beer to float your coffin to Valhalla." - Miles coaxing Ky Tung to agree to an almost suicidal mission

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  Girl, Suicidal, Mean

  Lois McMaster Bujold (1990). “Vorkosigan's Game”

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• When I go down into the ground at last, as God is my judge, I pray my best-beloved may have better to say of me than, "He didn't hit me."

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  Judging, May, Lasts

  Lois McMaster Bujold (1999). “Komarr”, p.123, Baen Books

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• Children might or might not be a blessing, but to create them and then fail them was surely damnation.

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  Children, Blessing, Age

  Lois McMaster Bujold (1999). “Cordelia's Honor”, p.382, Baen Books

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• Do it for yourself. The universe will be around to collect its cut later.

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  Cutting, Do It Yourself, Universe

  Lois McMaster Bujold (2002). “Miles Errant”, p.522, Baen Books

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• If you can't do what you want, do what you can.

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  Want, Invisible Monsters, Action

  "Memory". Book by Lois McMaster Bujold, 1996.

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• I am an atheist, myself. A simple faith, but a great comfort to me, in these last days.

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  Atheist, Simple, Atheism

  Lois McMaster Bujold (1999). “Cordelia's Honor”, p.154, Baen Books

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• It was never what I wanted to buy that held my heart's hope. It was what I wanted to be.

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  Motivational, Heart, My Heart

  Lois McMaster Bujold (1996). “Memory (Hardcover)”, p.69, Baen Books

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• Events may be horrible or inescapable. Men have always a choice - if not whether, then how, they may endure.

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  Men, Choices, Events

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• Adversity does teach who your real friends are.

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  Friendship, Real, Adversity

  Lois McMaster Bujold (2000). “A Civil Campaign”, p.62, Baen Books

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• I don't confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow is the higher achievement.

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  Greatness, Perfection, Achievement

  "Mirror Dance". Book by Lois McMaster Bujold, 1994.

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• Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.

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  Life, Heart, Desire

  "Memory". Book by Lois McMaster Bujold, 1996.

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• You can say a lot in a little time, if you stick to words of one syllable.

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  Time, Littles, Sticks

  Lois McMaster Bujold (1999). “Cordelia's Honor”, p.352, Baen Books

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• The will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives.

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  Powerful, Stupid, Alternatives

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• Experience suggests it doesn't matter so much how you got here, as what you do after you arrive.

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  Reality, Matter

  Lois McMaster Bujold (1999). “Cordelia's Honor”, p.227, Baen Books

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• Only the saints would joke so about the gods, because it was either joke or scream, and they alone knew it was all the same to the gods.

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  Saint, Scream, Jokes

  "The Curse of Chalion". Book by Lois McMaster Bujold, 2001.

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• Well, what is a blessing but a curse from another point of view?

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  Blessing, Views, Point Of View

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• A good friend of my son's is a son to me.

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  Son, Good Friend, Lost Friendship

  "Ethan of Athos". Book by Lois McMaster Bujold, 1986.

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