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"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."         ~ Lois McMaster Bujold ~

Lois McMaster Bujold, the award-winning American science fiction and fantasy writer, is best known for her "Vorkosigan Saga" space opera, a series of novels and short stories which blend action with strong character development. She was born in 1949 in Ohio and began writing seriously in her thirties. When her best friend began publishing novels, Bujold thought, "If she can do it, I can too." She has won the prestigious Hugo Award four times. She lives in Minneapolis and has two children.

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"Touch a thistle timidly, and it pricks you; grasp it boldly, and its spines crumble."
                                          ~ Admiral William Halsey ~

American Admiral William "Bull" Halsey Jr. won a Navy Cross during World War I and led the Third Fleet against Japan in World War II. He was born in New Jersey in 1882. After serving on battleships and torpedo craft in World War I, he went back to school at age 52 to become a naval aviator. General MacArthur called Halsey the greatest fighting admiral of WW II. His motto was, "Hit hard, hit fast, hit often." The Japanese signed their surrender on his flagship. He died in 1959.