LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD QUOTES III

American speculative fiction writer (1949- )

Between justice and genocide there is, in the long run, no middle ground.

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Brothers in Arms


Shooting people to keep them from dying had logical flaws obvious to everyone.

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The Flowers of Vashnoi


Good soldiers never pass up a chance to eat or sleep. They never know how much they'll be called on to do before the next chance.

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Barrayer


Don't underestimate the viciousness of academics when funding is at stake.

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Cryoburn


If suspicion was the deadliest possible insult, then trust was always right, even if it was mistaken.

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Komarr


Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart.

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Memory


Pain hurts, sir. I don't court it.

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The Vor Game


The will to be stupid is a very powerful force.

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Brothers in Arms


The gods give no gifts without hooks embedded.

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Paladin of Souls


Some places have religion. Here we have safety drills.

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Ethan of Athos


If you can't be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart.

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Labyrinth


If you can't win, change the game.

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Memory


Captains may come and captains may go, but the administration goes on forever.

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Shards of Honor


Is it still a victory if you don't get the credit?

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The Flowers of Vashnoi


What you are is a question only you can answer.

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The Warrior's Apprentice


They are the most insidious propagandists ever to cloak self-serving greed with pseudo-patriotism.

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Brothers in Arms


Some saw stars, it seemed, and some saw the spaces between them.

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The Warrior's Apprentice


Why shouldn't a madman dream of being sane?

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Shards of Honor


I wouldn't be lying. I'd just be editing my report for length.

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Memory


It's never too late while you're breathing.

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The Warrior's Apprentice