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“Some people grow into their dreams, instead of out of them.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Komarr

“All the geniuses I ever met were so just part of the time. To qualify, you only have to be great once, you know. Once when it matters.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Komarr

“I know girls who pine for it. They like to play dress-up and pretend being Vor ladies of old, rescued from menace by romantic Vor youths. For some reason they never play 'dying in childbirth', or 'vomiting your guts out from the red dysentery', or 'weaving till you go blind and crippled from arthritis and dye poisoning', or 'infanticide'. Well, they do die romantically of disease sometimes, but somehow it's always an illness that makes you interestingly pale and everyone sorry and doesn't involve losing bowel control.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Komarr

“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, Komarr

“He’s not so short,” said Ekaterin defensively. “He’s just . . . concentrated.” Her”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Komarr

“There is a sad disconnectedness that overcomes a library when its owner is gone.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Komarr

“Once you had delegated the best people to do a job for you, you had to trust both them and your judgment. What”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Komarr

“If only you were willing to betray a trust, why, the most amazing range of possible actions opened up to you.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Komarr

“We have advanced to new and surprising levels of bafflement,”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Komarr