“ (Watching her) was a little like watching water lilies; rather more like smelling a dinner he was not allowed to eat. Was it possible to be starved for so long as to forget the taste of food, for the… Lois McMaster Bujold
“ But though you’d never starve your body to wasting and still expect to go on, you starve your heart, yet act as though you can still draw on it forever without the debt ever coming due. If you fall—wh… Lois McMaster Bujold
“ At some stage of development an officer had to stop following orders and start generating them. 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… Lois McMaster Bujold
“ Women shouldn't be in combat," said Vorkosigan, grimly glum. "Neither should men, in my opinion. Lois McMaster Bujold
“ I need words that mean more than they mean, words not just with height and width, but depth and weight and, and other dimensions that I cannot even name. Lois McMaster Bujold
“ Lakewalker legends say the gods abandoned the world when the first malice came. And that they will return when the earth is entirely cleansed of its spawn. If you believe in gods.""Do you?""I believe… Lois McMaster Bujold
“ 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 t… Lois McMaster Bujold
“ Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself. Lois McMaster Bujold
