I do think, half of what we call madness is just some poor slob dealing with pain by a strategy that annoys the people around him.
Lois McMaster BujoldExperience suggests it doesn't matter so much how you got here, as what you do after you arrive.
Lois McMaster BujoldThis wasn't prayer anyway, it was just argument with the gods. Prayer, he suspected as he hoisted himself up and turned for the door, was putting one foot in front of the other. Moving all the same.
Lois McMaster BujoldThe will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives.
Lois McMaster BujoldThis is the most important thing I will ever say to you. The human mind is the ultimate testing device. You can take all the notes you want on the technical data, anything you forget you can look up again, but this must be engraved on your hearts in letters of fire. There is nothing, nothing, nothing, more important to me in the men and women I train than their absolute personal integrity. Whether you function as welders or inspectors, the laws of physics are implacable lie detectors. You may fool men. You will never fool metal. Thatโs all.
Lois McMaster Bujold