A three-planet empire delivered upset snakes by the basket-… - Lois McMaster Bujold

" "
A three-planet empire delivered upset snakes by the basket-load to this man’s office, every damned morning. Yeah—for all the talk of men coveting the emperor’s throne, Ivan had never yet heard anyone speak of coveting his desk.

Lois McMaster Bujold

Sources available for members. Sign up free to see where this quote comes from

English

Collect this quote

About Lois McMaster Bujold

Lois McMaster Bujold (born 2 November 1949, Columbus, Ohio) is an American author of science fiction and fantasy works, most noted for the works in her Vorkosigan Saga.

Biography information from Wikiquote

All quotes from Lois McMaster Bujold Similar Quotes by other Originators

Originators like Lois McMaster Bujold:

Larry Niven Orson Scott Card Brandon Sanderson Terry Pratchett Iain Banks

Additional quotes by Lois McMaster Bujold

I know you have courage, and I know you have will. The rest is just picking yourself up and ramming into the wall again and again until it falls down.

"It’s just a thing. You deal with it."
"As in, one damn thing after another?"
"Yes, very like."

A mercenary who can’t honor his contract when it’s rough as well as smooth is a thug, not a soldier.

A three-planet empire delivered upset snakes by the basket-load to this man’s office, every damned morning. Yeah—for all the talk of men coveting the… - Lois McMaster Bujold

About Lois McMaster Bujold

Try QuoteGPT

Additional quotes by Lois McMaster Bujold

Go Premium