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Barrayar (Vorkosigan Saga, #7)
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bookshelves: my-addictions, sci-fi
Oct 10, 2012
bookshelves: my-addictions, sci-fi
Read 2 times. Last read November 1, 2020.
Just so good! Lois McMaster Bujold does psychology crazy well. Did she study it at university? So amazing! The parallels she brings up between Cordelia and Bathari, just wow! One of my favorite things in this book.
And Miles of course. What a start!
“Welcome to Barrayar, son. Here you go: have a world of wealth and poverty, wrenching change and rooted history. Have a birth; have two. Have a name. Miles means "soldier," but don't let the power of suggestion overwhelm you. Have a twisted form in a society that loathes and fears the mutations that have been its deepest agony. Have a title, wealth, power, and all the hatred and envy they will draw. Have your body ripped apart and re-arranged. Inherit an array of friends and enemies you never made. Have a grandfather from hell. Endure pain, find joy, and make your own meaning, because the universe certainly isn't going to supply it. Always be a moving target. Live. Live. Live.�
And Miles of course. What a start!
“Welcome to Barrayar, son. Here you go: have a world of wealth and poverty, wrenching change and rooted history. Have a birth; have two. Have a name. Miles means "soldier," but don't let the power of suggestion overwhelm you. Have a twisted form in a society that loathes and fears the mutations that have been its deepest agony. Have a title, wealth, power, and all the hatred and envy they will draw. Have your body ripped apart and re-arranged. Inherit an array of friends and enemies you never made. Have a grandfather from hell. Endure pain, find joy, and make your own meaning, because the universe certainly isn't going to supply it. Always be a moving target. Live. Live. Live.�
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“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
“One step at a time,â€� Vorkosigan returned grimly, “I can walk around the world. Watch me.”
― Barrayar
― Barrayar
“Children might or might not be a blessing, but to create them and then fail them was surely damnation.”
― Barrayar
― Barrayar
“One corner of his mouth crooked up, then the quirk vanished in a thoughtful pursing of his lips. "He's bisexual, you know." He took a delicate sip of his wine.
"Was bisexual," she corrected absently, looking fondly across the room. "Now he's monogamous."
Vordarian choked, sputtering.”
― Barrayar
"Was bisexual," she corrected absently, looking fondly across the room. "Now he's monogamous."
Vordarian choked, sputtering.”
― Barrayar
“The strangeness of the Barrayaran government system with all its unwritten customs, pressed on Cordelia not so much as first glance but gradually. And yet it seemed to work for them somehow. They made it work, pretending a government into existence.
Perhaps all governments were all consensus fictions at their hearts.”
― Barrayar
Perhaps all governments were all consensus fictions at their hearts.”
― Barrayar
“Are you saying I should run after her?â€�
“Crawl, actually, if I were you,� recommended Aral. “Crawl fast. Slither under her door, go belly-up, let her stomp on you till she gets it out of her system. Then apologize some more. You may yet save the situation.� Aral’s eyes were openly alight with amusement now.
“What do you call that? Total surrender?� said Kou indignantly.
“No. I’d call it winning.â€� His voice grew a shade cooler. “I’ve seen the war between men and women descend to scorched-earth heroics. Pyres of pride. You don’t want to go down that road. I guarantee it.”
― Barrayar
“Crawl, actually, if I were you,� recommended Aral. “Crawl fast. Slither under her door, go belly-up, let her stomp on you till she gets it out of her system. Then apologize some more. You may yet save the situation.� Aral’s eyes were openly alight with amusement now.
“What do you call that? Total surrender?� said Kou indignantly.
“No. I’d call it winning.â€� His voice grew a shade cooler. “I’ve seen the war between men and women descend to scorched-earth heroics. Pyres of pride. You don’t want to go down that road. I guarantee it.”
― Barrayar
“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
“I was so afraid for you, I forgot to be afraid for your enemies. I should have remembered. Dear Captain.”
― Barrayar
― Barrayar
Reading Progress
Started Reading
June 14, 2012
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October 10, 2012
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October 30, 2020
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Started Reading
November 1, 2020
– Shelved as:
sci-fi
November 1, 2020
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Nov 01, 2020 09:06AM
I see you are re-reading Vorkosigan. I really enjoyed this series, too, and re-read several books. 😀
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Kathleen wrote: "I see you are re-reading Vorkosigan. I really enjoyed this series, too, and re-read several books. 😀"Yep! I’m trying not to though 😂
