I don’t confuse greatness with perfection. To be great anyhow is…the higher achievement.
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born 1949 United States
Lois McMaster Bujold (born 2 November 1949, Columbus, Ohio) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works, most noted for the works in her Vorkosigan Saga.
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Also known as: Bujold, Lois McMaster
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Heaven weeps, but free will is sacred. The meaning of yes is created by the ability to say no.
The Hallowed Hunt (2005)
Cryoburn (2010)
A mercenary who can’t honor his contract when it’s rough as well as smooth is a thug, not a soldier.
The Warrior's Apprentice (1986)
“The best strategies run on rails like that.” Miles pointed out. “Live or die, you make your goal.”
Cetaganda (1996)
The Orphans of Raspay (2019)
Barrayar (1991)
They are the most insidious propagandists ever to cloak self-serving greed with pseudo-patriotism.
Brothers in Arms (1989)
A Civil Campaign (1999)
Falling Free (1988)
My brother has this bad little habit of editing his version of reality to fit his audience.
A Civil Campaign (1999)
Paladin of Souls (2003)
Captain Vorpatril's Alliance (2012)
Masquerade in Lodi (2020)
Self-sedation seemed to require more alcohol than it used to, a problem easily remedied.
Memory (1996)
Komarr (1998)
A Civil Campaign (1999)
The old customs are dead, and we keep trying on new ones, like badly fitting clothes.
Shards of Honor (1986)
Really, murmured Des, Tronio is like a chicken that brought its own pot and onions.
The Assassins of Thasalon (2021)
There is a great deal of sanity to be saved in letting the past go, and moving on.
Diplomatic Immunity (2002)
Attribution
Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Lois McMaster Bujold (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.