[LMB] Re: Lois-Bujold Digest, Vol 14, Issue 7

Croft, Janet B. jbcroft at ou.edu
Thu Jul 6 14:51:35 BST 2006


"I don't want power. I just object to idiots having power over me." -
Cordelia Naismith, still not Vorkosigan.

I'd already gotten pretty hooked by the time I reached that line, but
seeing
all the "issues with authority" I've had since babyhood wrapped into one
single line would have gotten me coming back even if the rest hadn't
been
great.

Mariluz, still unable to take orders from morons...


***Absolutely.  Make it "me and mine" and it's even better. I keep
having "What Would Miles Do?" moments recently when there seem to be too
many idiots upstream... although in my recent case, creating a mercenary
fleet from materials ready to hand OR going on a "life in ruins with
vomiting" bender were not options, it still helped put things in
perspective.

Janet



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