Lois McMaster Bujold

When you give each other everything, it becomes an even trade. Each wins all. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#love #marriage #marriage-advice #love

Miles is... Miles; close to a force of nature, climbing up out of his own pages and escaping subordination to any opinion of mine. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#nature

Miles clutched Quinn's elbow. "Don't Panic." "I'm not panicking," Quinn observed, "I'm watching you panic. It's more entertaining . ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#miles-vorkosigan #panic #humor

Not that I haven't leaped up into the blinding light of competence now and then. It's sustaining the altitude that defeats me. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#humor #life #morals #humor

A true Vor, Miles told himself severely, does not bury his face in his liegewoman's breasts and cry--even if he is at a convenient height for it. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#miles #vorkosigan #humor

Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#glory #philosophy #power #war #death

Do it for yourself. The universe will be around to collect its cut later. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#science-fiction #science

One foot in front of the other, wasn't that the grownup way of solving problems? Surely he ought to be a grownup at his age. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#age

It's an ancient and honorable term for the final step in any engineering project. Turn it on, see if it smokes. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#humor

Anything worth achieving is worth overachieving. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#humor