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Lois McMaster Bujold was a contemporary American speculative fiction author. Lois McMaster Bujold is an American speculative fiction writer. She has won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Read more on Wikipedia →

Themes

  • Knowledge — The pursuit of learning, understanding, and intellectual growth

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“Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.”
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“When you give each other everything, it becomes an even trade. Each wins all.”
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“[Koudelka] looked back, "You?! I know you! You trust beyond reason!"[Cordelia] met his eyes steadily, "Yes, it's how I get results beyond hope, as you may recall.”
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“Think of the glory. Think of your reputation. Think how great it'll look on your next resume."On my cenotaph, you mean. Nobody will be able to collect enough of my scattered atoms to bury. You goin...”
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“Women shouldn't be in combat," said Vorkosigan, grimly glum. "Neither should men, in my opinion.”
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“But though youd never starve your body to wasting and still expect to go on, you starve your heart, yet act as though you can still draw on it forever without the debt ever coming due. If you fallw...”
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