His mother had often said, When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. She had emphasized the corollary of this axiom even… - Lois McMaster Bujold

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His mother had often said, When you choose an action, you choose the consequences of that action. She had emphasized the corollary of this axiom even more vehemently: when you desired a consequence you had damned well better take the action that would create it.