...a great man. But...not quite great enough.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Mots clés apt great-men unfortunate the-sad-truth not-good-enough



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Stand before his grave and use your gift of breath to complain of your limited time. If you dare.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Mots clés life time death complaints ungratefulness



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It was hell to be so tired, and still care.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Mots clés hell exhaustion well-said couldn-t-have-said-it-better



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Change is possible.'

'Change is inevitable.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Mots clés change inevitable possible truth-of-life



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The fourth approved approach for the problem of frontally attacking a guarded wormhole was to shoot the officer who suggested it.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Mots clés plans stupidity attack wormhole bad-idea



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Bleeding ulcers run in my family, we give them to each other.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Mots clés family problems dysfunctional-families dysfunctional-family bleeding-ulcers



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Perfect preservation isn't life, it’s death.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Mots clés life death preservation



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It’s just a thing. You deal with it."
"As in, one damn thing after another?"
"Yes, very like.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Mots clés endurance attitude deal-with-it one-damn-thing-after-another



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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 Bujold

Mots clés justice hypocrisy heroism good-and-evil criminal crimes criminals sell-by-date



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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 Bujold

Mots clés religion saints mysticism



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