Lois McMaster Bujold Quotes

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Lois McMaster Bujold, an American writer of science fiction and fantasy, is renowned for her complex, diverse characters and rich storytelling. Her Vorkosigan Saga series has won multiple Hugo Awards and resonated with readers worldwide. Bujold's work explores themes of personal identity, leadership, and the human experience, making her a trailblazer in her genre. Her contributions inspire writers to create worlds and characters that challenge conventions, embrace empathy, and provide meaningful commentary on contemporary life.

"The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them."

"The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them."

Duty, Justice, Living

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"What you are is a question only you can answer."

"What you are is a question only you can answer."

"War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation."

"War is not its own end, except in some catastrophic slide into absolute damnation."

"Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart."

"Some prices are just too high, no matter how much you may want the prize. The one thing you can't trade for your heart's desire is your heart."

Heart, Desire, May, Trade

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"When you can't do something truly useful, you tend to vent the pent up energy in something useless but available, like snappy dressing."

"When you can't do something truly useful, you tend to vent the pent up energy in something useless but available, like snappy dressing."

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