“Misplaced paranoia could be as great a mistake as misplaced faith.”

—  Lois McMaster Bujold, Vorkosigan Saga

Source: Vorkosigan Saga, Cryoburn (2010), Chapter 5 (p. 99)

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Science Fiction and fantasy author from the USA 1949

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