“If you want to catch something, running after it isn't always the best way.”
Vorkosigan Saga, The Mountains of Mourning (1989)
Quotes from work
Vorkosigan Saga
The Vorkosigan Saga is a series of science fiction novels and short stories set in a common fictional universe by American author Lois McMaster Bujold. The first of these was published in 1986 and the most recent in May 2018. Works in the series have received numerous awards and nominations, including five Hugo award wins including one for Best Series.
“It is always easier to get forgiveness than permission.”
This seems to be derived from a statement attributed to Rear Admiral Grace Hopper, and which she regularly used in her public addresses: "It's easier to ask forgiveness than it is to get permission."
Vorkosigan Saga, A Civil Campaign (1999)
“Old age," she said, "is slower than a grenade, but a lot more thorough.”
Vorkosigan Saga, Cryoburn (2010)
“Check your assumptions. In fact, check your assumptions at the door.”
Vorkosigan Saga, Barrayar (1991)
Vorkosigan Saga, The Vor Game (1990)
Source: Vorkosigan Saga, Shards of Honor (1986), Chapter 11 (p. 162)
Vorkosigan Saga, Shards of Honor (1986)
“I may be small, but I screw up big because I'm standing on the shoulders of GIANTS.”
This evokes the statement by Newton: "If I have seen further, it is by standing on the shoulders of giants."
Vorkosigan Saga, The Vor Game (1990)
Vorkosigan Saga, Cryoburn (2010)
“I can't quit, once I've started. I've been told I'm pathologically persistent. I can't quit.”
Vorkosigan Saga, Borders of Infinity (1989)
