Lois McMaster
Lois McMaster
giving trying want
You try to give away what you want yourself.
lonely voice perfect
I'm not getting it all sorted, she worried. I'm not getting it right. You are brilliant, the Voice reassured her. It is imperfect. So are all things trapped in time. You are brilliant, nonetheless. How fortunate for Us that We thirst for glorious souls rather than faultless ones, or We should be parched indeed, and most lonely in Our perfect righteousness. Carry on imperfectly, shining Ista.
perfect deeds accomplished
Since no one is perfect, it follows that all great deeds have been accomplished out of imperfection. Yet they were accomplished, somehow, all the same.
athlete destiny artist
All great human deeds both consume and transform their doers. Consider an athlete, a scientist, an artist, or an entrepreneur. In service of their goals, they lay down time, energy and many other choices and pleasures; in return, they become most truly themselves. A false destiny may be spotted by the fact that it consumes without transforming, without giving back the enlarged self.
possible-change inevitable change-is-inevitable
Change is possible.' 'Change is inevitable.
success character divorce
Reputation is what other people know about you. Honor is what you know about yourself.
smart feet seven
If you can't be seven feet tall, be seven feet smart.
death justice cry
The dead cannot cry out for justice. It is a duty of the living to do so for them.
inspirational life being-yourself
Don't wish to be normal. Wish to be yourself. To the hilt. Find out what you're best at, and develop it, and hopscotch your weaknesses. Wish to be great at whatever you are.
people argument killing
Most people go through their whole lives without killing anybody. False argument.
honor about-yourself knows
Honor is what you know about yourself.
honor about-yourself knows
Honor is what you know about yourself.
engineering steps finals
It's an ancient and honorable term for the final step in any engineering project. Turn it on, see if it smokes.