Vorkosigan Companion Quotes

#1. A man who writes for a living does not have to go anywhere in particular, and he could rarely afford to if he wanted.

C.S. Forester

#2. I try to help people become the best possible editors of their own work, to help them become conscious of the things they do well, of the things they need to look at again, of the wells of material they have not even begun to dip their buckets into.

Tobias Wolff

#3. Wish I didn't have to go to work tomorrow", he said.
"Don't, then. Stay home."
"No. I guess I've got to go.

Richard Yates

#4. Said, his voice thick with anger, I'm going to get into her

Larissa Ione

#5. Always pull back-and see how silly we must look to God.

Jack Kerouac

#6. Many educators are loth to admit that the pursuit of pleasure might be a valid reason for drug use, or to recognize young people's curiosity, their need to experiment, to take risks and define their own boundaries.

Tom Feiling

#7. You look like a hot tamale."
"That's not really a compliment.

Simone Elkeles

#8. My hands begin to shake as I read the past due notice. The mortgage hasn't been paid in two months. I had no idea Doug hadn't been paying it. Add it to the long list of things my husband had been hiding from me.

Ren Monterrey

#9. There was a momentary lull in the shooting and spellslinging, and the kid started scrambling to his feet. I grabbed his arm and pulled him back down. In my family that's not silence; it's reloading.

Lisa Shearin

#10. The paranormal world is a much more desired realm. There's no limit to possibilities, no comparison to probabilities, no concept of actualities. There's no solid platform for racism, judgment or hierarchy. It is exactly the manifestation you choose it to be, darkness and death included.

Rachel A. Olson

#11. I associate heavy metal with fantasy because of the tremendous power that the music delivers.

Christopher Lee