American speculative fiction writer (1949- )
Mother Nature gives a sense of romance to young people, in place of prudence, to advance the species. It's a trick--that makes us grow.
LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD
Mirror Dance
There is no moral difference between ordering an execution, and carrying it out.
LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD
The Vor Game
A fool is twice a fool who tries to conceal it.
LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD
Ethan of Athos
It's a bizarre but wonderful feeling, to arrive dead center of a target you didn't even know you were aiming for.
LOIS MCMASTER BUJOLD
Author's Afterword, Cordelia's Honor