Lois McMaster Bujold

There will be grace and forgiveness enough, old dog, even for you. I pray you will spare me a drink from that cup, when it overflows for you. - Miles Vorkosigan ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#forgiveness #forgiveness

Lord X was a tyrant, not a revolutionary. He wanted to take over the system, not change it. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#political #change

Hunting hawks did not belong in cages, no matter how much a man coveted their grace, no matter how golden the bars. They were far more beautiful soaring free. Heartbreakingly beautiful. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#cage #hawk #miles-vorkosigan #unrequited-love #warrior-s-apprentice

It must be quite a shock to suddenly find out you're pregnant, seventeen times over—at your age, too. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#pregnancy #age

But when he’s cut, I bleed. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#love #pain #love

But personally, I think [sainthood] is not so much the growth of virtue, as simply the replacement of prior vices with an addiction to one's god. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#religion #saints #religion

...a great man. But...not quite great enough. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#great-men #not-good-enough #the-sad-truth #unfortunate #men

Stand before his grave and use your gift of breath to complain of your limited time. If you dare. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#death #life #time #ungratefulness #death

Perfect preservation isn't life, it’s death. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#life #preservation #death

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. ↗

— Lois McMaster Bujold

#heart #high #how #just #matter