543 quotes
Just because I have forgotten so many old enemies does not mean they have forgotten me.
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (2012)
Nikys had never believed that clothes made the man, but the lack of them certainly did.
Mira's Last Dance (2017)
Not only was Ivan an idiot, but he generated a telepathic damping field that turned people nearby into idiots too.
The Warrior's Apprentice (1986)
The job was interesting for a week, while he was learning it, mind-numbing after that.
The Vor Game (1990)
The princess-archdivine once quipped to me that our friends are what the gods give us to make up for our families.
Masquerade in Lodi (2020)
“Inventing as you go, are you?”
“Yes, I am quite godlike in that way, if no other.”
The Hallowed Hunt (2005)
“No money, but she’s beautiful, and her blood lines are impeccable.”
“Are you choosing a wife, or buying a horse?”
A Civil Campaign (1999)
I may be small, but I screw up big because I’m standing on the shoulders of GIANTS.
The Vor Game (1990)
He seems to have this strange difficulty grasping that I actually mean what I say.
Brothers in Arms (1989)
So in the physics of the heart, distance is relative; it’s time that’s absolute.
Shards of Honor (1986)
Your moral scruples may be admirable, Miles, but I’m not sure I can afford them.
The Vor Game (1990)
“It must have been an interesting chat. Did Cumril survive it?”
“Temporarily.”
The Hallowed Hunt (2005)
It just happens to be very important to me to win with the hand I was dealt.
Brothers in Arms (1989)
The medic glance up only to say, “Be sure you get the carotid and not the jugular.”
“I’m trying. They’re not color-coded.”
Mirror Dance (1994)
I grant you he’s a genius, but don’t you dare try to tell me he’s sane.
Mirror Dance (1994)
I can think of no greater nightmare than to lose my ability to read.
Penric's Fox (2017)
Pen would pray to his God for guidance, but he never did get any back when he did that, so he supposed he must use his own judgment.
The Orphans of Raspay (2019)
“You don’t have any inhibitions at all, do you?”
“Not in combat.”
The Borders of Infinity (1987)
“Do you see assassination as an option, sir?”
“A compelling one.”
Brothers in Arms (1989)
“If you can’t win, change the game.”
Ivan twitched a brow upward. “If there’s no game, isn’t winning a pretty meaningless concept?”
Memory (1996)