Dorian

“Yes," Vorkosigan agreed, "I could take over the universe with this army if I could ever get all their weapons pointed in the same direction.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Shards of Honour

“…the trouble with oaths of the form, death before dishonor, is that eventually, given enough time and abrasion, they separate the world into two sorts of people: the dead, and the forsworn.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign

“I simply don't shine in company. Mostly I prefer to retreat with a book.”
― Barbara Hambly, Bride of the Rat God

“and the Buck women found themselves in the novel position of having two healthy, strong men at their bidding.”
― Sarah Mayberry, Almost a Bride