There are weapons all around us here, we just don’t recognize them because we call them “tools.” - Lois McMaster Bujold

"Think of the glory. Think of your reputation. Think how great it'll look on your next resume."
On my cenotaph, you mean. Nobody will be able to collect enough of my scattered atoms to bury. You going to cover my funeral expenses, son?"
Splendidly. Banners, dancing girls, and enough beer to float your coffin to Valhalla."
- Miles coaxing Ky Tung to agree to an almost suicidal mission

I need words that mean more than they mean, words not just with height and width, but depth and weight and, and other dimensions that I cannot even name.

“No money, but she’s beautiful, and her blood lines are impeccable.”
“Are you choosing a wife, or buying a horse?”