Lois McMaster Bujold Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. [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. A Civil Campaign

2. Captain Bel Thorne was a Betan hermaphrodite, a race that was remnant of an early experiment in human genetic and social engineering that had succeeded only in creating another minority. Mirror Dance

3. I can tell you truths. I cannot give you understanding. For how can one give what one does not possess? I have always told the truth. The Curse of Chalion

4. In mysticism, knowledge cannot be separated from a certain way of life which becomes its living manifestation. To acquire mystical knowledge means to undergo a transformation; one could even say that the knowledge is the transformation. Scientific knowledge, on the other hand, can often stay abstract and theoretical. Thus most of today’s physicists do not seem to realize the philosophical, cultural and spiritual implications of their theories. The Curse of Chalion

5. Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible. Barrayar

6. The fastest way to get to easy is through hard. Komarr

7. The world demands I make good choices on no information, and then blames my maidenhood for my mistakes, as if my maidenhood were responsible for my ignorance. Ignorance is not stupidity, but it might as well be. And I do not like feeling stupid. The Curse of Chalion