...a great man. But...not quite great enough.
Lois McMaster BujoldStichwörter: apt great-men unfortunate the-sad-truth not-good-enough
Stand before his grave and use your gift of breath to complain of your limited time. If you dare.
Lois McMaster BujoldStichwörter: life time death complaints ungratefulness
It was hell to be so tired, and still care.
Lois McMaster BujoldStichwörter: hell exhaustion well-said couldn-t-have-said-it-better
Change is possible.'
'Change is inevitable.
Stichwörter: change inevitable possible truth-of-life
The fourth approved approach for the problem of frontally attacking a guarded wormhole was to shoot the officer who suggested it.
Lois McMaster BujoldStichwörter: plans stupidity attack wormhole bad-idea
Bleeding ulcers run in my family, we give them to each other.
Lois McMaster BujoldStichwörter: family problems dysfunctional-families dysfunctional-family bleeding-ulcers
Perfect preservation isn't life, it’s death.
Lois McMaster BujoldStichwörter: life death preservation
It’s just a thing. You deal with it."
"As in, one damn thing after another?"
"Yes, very like.
Stichwörter: endurance attitude deal-with-it one-damn-thing-after-another
So the difference between a criminal and a hero is the order in which their vile crimes are committed. And justice comes with a sell-by date. In that case, you’d better hurry. You wouldn't want your heroism to spoil.
Lois McMaster BujoldStichwörter: justice hypocrisy heroism good-and-evil criminal crimes criminals sell-by-date
But personally, I think [sainthood] is not so much the growth of virtue, as simply the replacement of prior vices with an addiction to one's god.
Lois McMaster BujoldStichwörter: religion saints mysticism
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