“The good face pain. But the great — they embrace it.”

— Lois McMaster Bujold, Vorkosigan Saga

Vorkosigan Saga, Shards of Honor (1986)
Source: Shards of Honour

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Science Fiction and fantasy author from the USA 1949

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