He's not too short. He's just... concentrated. - Lois McMaster Bujold

And so men organized themselves for the sake of their technology as they never had for their principles. The sea’s politics were unarguable.

From fried witchetty grubs to gold-plated turnips, when you're a writer you never know what's going to appear on your plate next. It keeps a woman alert, it does.

How fortunate that science hasn't cracked human immortality. It's a great blessing that we can outlive old wars. And old warriors.