“It is always worth asking, "Who speaks through us?”

“This world needs much more kissing and far less fighting.”

“Do not delude yourself, tomorrow is not guaranteed; and even if good fortune brings you your tomorrow, there is no guarantee those you love will be a part of it. Do not squander your precious, limi...”

“If you're with someone, but you're constantly worried about what they think of you, you're with the wrong person.”

“A disloyal friend is no friend.”

“Not all people are 'people', some are more and some are less. But only those who listen intently with their hearts will recognise them for what they are.”

“To try is to accept the possibility of failure. Simply do.”

“To try is to invite uncertainty. Where confidence goes, success usually follows.”

“The eternal sea of politics is best left to politicians.”

“The Army might screw you and your girlfriend might dump you and the enemy might kill you, but the shared commitment to safeguard one anothers lives is unnegotiable and only deepens with time. The w...”

“Women shouldn't be in combat," said Vorkosigan, grimly glum. "Neither should men, in my opinion.”

“I do not believe in using women in combat, because females are too fierce.”

“Love never dies a natural death. It dies because we don't know how to replenish its source. It dies of blindness and errors and betrayals. It dies of illness and wounds; it dies of weariness, of wi...”

“My dear,Find what you love and let it kill you.Let it drain you of your all. Let it cling onto your back and weigh you down into eventual nothingness.Let it kill you and let it devour your remains....”

“If you gave someone your heart and they died, did they take it with them? Did you spend the rest of forever with a hole inside you that couldn't be filled?”