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Lois McMaster Bujold quotes

American Writer November 2, 1949

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Lois McMaster Bujold quote: "Aim high. you may still miss the target but at least you won't..."
Aim high. you may still miss the target but at least you won't shoot your foot off. Lois McMaster Bujold
Some men just aren't cut for paternity. Better they should realize it before and not after they become responsible for a son. Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold quote: "Well, what is a blessing but a curse from another point of view?"
Well, what is a blessing but a curse from another point of view? Lois McMaster Bujold
Your divine should not have used water. It just doesn't hold the attention properly. Wine. Or blood, in a pinch. Some liquid that matters. Lois McMaster Bujold
No, amusing me only, I wonder if they realize how they are used?"Not a bit. They think they are the emperors of creation."Poor lambs."That's not how I'd describe them."I was thinking of animal sacrifice."Ah. That's closer. Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold quote: "It's a bizarre but wonderful feeling, to arrive dead center of..."
It's a bizarre but wonderful feeling, to arrive dead center of a target you didn't even know you were aiming for. Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold quote: "The will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are..."
The will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives. Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold quote: "My home is not a place, it is people."
My home is not a place, it is people. Lois McMaster Bujold
Modern warfare wasn't supposed to have this much blood in it. The weapons were supposed to cook everyone neatly, like eggs in their shells. (Mark Vorkosigan's first experience with warfare, on seeing Miles Vorkosigan splattered before him) Lois McMaster Bujold
One corner of his mouth crooked up, then the quirk vanished in a thoughtful pursing of his lips. "He's bisexual, you know." He took a delicate sip of his wine."Was bisexual," she corrected absently, looking fondly across the room. "Now he's monogamous."Vordarian choked, sputtering. Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold quote: "Forward momentum only worked as a strategy if one had..."
Forward momentum only worked as a strategy if one had correctly identified which way was forward. Lois McMaster Bujold
Since no one is perfect, it follows that all great deeds have been accomplished out of imperfection. Yet they were accomplished, somehow, all the same. Lois McMaster Bujold
I've always thought tests are a gift. And great tests are a great gift. To fail the test is a misfortune. But to refuse the test is to refuse the gift, and something worse, more irrevocable, than misfortune. Lois McMaster Bujold
There is no more hollow feeling than to stand with your honor shattered at your feet while soaring public reputation wraps you in rewards. That's soul-destroying. The other way around is merely very, very irritating. Lois McMaster Bujold
Lois McMaster Bujold quote: "Never interrupt your enemy while he is making a mistake"
Never interrupt your enemy while he is making a mistake Lois McMaster Bujold

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