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And this was your friend? Cordelia raised her eyebrows. Seems to me the only difference between your friends and your enemies is how long the stand around chatting before they shoot you.

Lois McMaster Bujold

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Lois McMaster Bujold
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 2
Author
Novelist
Science Fiction Writer
Writer
Columbus
Ohio
Friends
Shoot
Around
Enemies
Seems
Raised
Long
Difference
Friend
Differences
Cordelia
Stand
Chatting
Enemy
Eyebrows

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