Maria

“Children might or might not be a blessing, but to create them and then fail them was surely damnation.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Barrayar

“There's a grain of truth in every fairy tale.. Love and blood. They both posses a mighty power. Wizards and learned men have been racking their brains over this for years, but they haven't arrived at anything except that-"
"That what, Geralt?"
"It has to be true love”
― Andrzej Sapkowski, The Last Wish

“Have you ever heard the phrase, Living well is the best revenge?"
"Where I come from, someone's head in a bag is generally considered the best revenge”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, CryoBurn

“I don't want power. I just object to idiots having power over me.”
― Lois McMaster Bujold, Barrayar