American speculative fiction writer (1949- )
I learned long ago not to exhaust myself grappling problems that time will carry away on its tide.
LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD
The Hallowed Hunt
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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"Putting It Together", The Vorkosigan Companion
The gods give no gifts without hooks embedded.
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Paladin of Souls
Good soldiers never pass up a chance to eat or sleep. They never know how much they'll be called on to do before the next chance.
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Barrayer
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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Memory
At the moment I have very little evidence and lots of theories. I'm itching to reverse the proportions.
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Komarr
Is it still a victory if you don't get the credit?
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The Flowers of Vashnoi
What you are is a question only you can answer.
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The Warrior's Apprentice
Some places have religion. Here we have safety drills.
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Ethan of Athos
Between justice and genocide there is, in the long run, no middle ground.
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Brothers in Arms
They are the most insidious propagandists ever to cloak self-serving greed with pseudo-patriotism.
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Brothers in Arms
Captains may come and captains may go, but the administration goes on forever.
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Shards of Honor
Pain hurts, sir. I don't court it.
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The Vor Game
If you can't be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart.
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Labyrinth
The will to be stupid is a very powerful force.
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Brothers in Arms
Some saw stars, it seemed, and some saw the spaces between them.
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The Warrior's Apprentice
I wouldn't be lying. I'd just be editing my report for length.
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Memory
If you can't win, change the game.
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Memory
Why shouldn't a madman dream of being sane?
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Shards of Honor
It's never too late while you're breathing.
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The Warrior's Apprentice