My dinner party,' Miles grated. 'It's just breaking up.' And sinking. All souls feared lost.

I have a catch-phrase to describe my plot-generation technique -- 'What's the worst possible thing I can do to these people?'

Hi, I'm a hero, but I can't tell you why. It's classified.

Yes," Vorkosigan agreed, "I could take over the universe with this army if I could ever get all their weapons pointed in the same direction.

Most people go through their whole lives without killing anybody. False argument.

Seems like half my anxiety dreams are about airports.

I'm sorry. I can love you. I can grieve for you, or with you. I can share your pain. But I cannot judge you.