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Only the saints would joke so about the gods, because it was either joke or scream, and they alone knew it was all the same to the gods.
Lois McMaster Bujold
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Lois McMaster Bujold
Age: 75
Born: 1949
Born: November 2
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Poets speak of hope in ladies smiles, but give me a smirk any day, I say.
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A tactical retreat is not a bad response to a surprise assault, you know. First you survive. Then you choose your own ground. Then you counterattack.
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He's not too short. He's just... concentrated.
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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.
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Honesty is the only way with anyone, when you'll be so close as to be living inside each other's skins.
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If you can't do what you want, do what you can.
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I do think, half of what we call madness is just some poor slob dealing with pain by a strategy that annoys the people around him.
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I am not a fate worse than death, dammit!
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Adversity does teach who your real friends are.
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I'm very interested in the impact of biotechnology on the way people live.
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