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“Events may be horrible or inescapable. Men have always a choice - if not whether, then how, they may endure.”
― The Curse of Chalion
― The Curse of Chalion
“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.”
― Memory
― Memory
“All the geniuses I ever met were so just part of the time. To qualify, you only have to be great once, you know. Once when it matters.”
― Komarr
― Komarr
“The will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives.”
― Brothers in Arms
― Brothers in Arms
“But pain... seems to me an insufficient reason not to embrace life. Being dead is quite painless. Pain, like time, is going to come on regardless. Question is, what glorious moments can you win from life in addition to the pain?”
― Barrayar
― Barrayar
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