I've always thought tests are a gift. And great tests are a great gift. To fail the test is a misfortune. But to refuse the test is to refuse the gift, and something worse, more irrevocable, than misfortune.
Lois McMaster BujoldThe will to be stupid is a very powerful force, but there are always alternatives.
Lois McMaster BujoldForward momentum only worked as a strategy if one had correctly identified which way was forward.
Lois McMaster BujoldIt's a bizarre but wonderful feeling, to arrive dead center of a target you didn't even know you were aiming for.
Lois McMaster Bujold