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--> -- Vorlynkin grows exasperated with the Lord Auditors apparent [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight disregard for any local laws]] ''Cryoburn''.

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--> -- Vorlynkin '''Vorlynkin''' grows exasperated with the Lord Auditors apparent [[ScrewTheRulesImDoingWhatsRight disregard for any local laws]] ''Cryoburn''.
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--> -- '''Emperor Gregor Vorbarra''', ''Cryoburn''

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--> -- '''Emperor Gregor Vorbarra''', defying all protocol by insisting he will be one of Aral's pallbearers, ''Cryoburn''
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-> "Ivan, one of these days somebody is going to pull out a weapon and plug you, and you're going to die in bewilderment, crying, 'What did I say? What did I say?'"
--> -- '''Miles''' on Ivan's lack of tact. ''Warrior's Apprentice''

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-> "Ivan, one of these days somebody is going to pull out a weapon and plug you, and you're going to die in bewilderment, crying, 'What did I say? What did I say?'"
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"What did I say?"
--> -- '''Miles''' on Ivan's lack of tact.tact, and Ivan's response. ''Warrior's Apprentice''


->"[[FamousLastWords Wait, I haven't]]--"

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->"[[FamousLastWords Wait, ->"Wait, I haven't]]--"haven't--"
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-> "Or maybe the rest of the night? I would SO like that. Just the rest of the night. Just sit down. Just stop doing anything. Sit down and wait sensibly. Earth, water, air, fire - you're running out of elements here"

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-> "Or "Could you people stop trying to come up with novel ways to kill me for just ONE HOUR? Or maybe the rest of the night? I would SO like that. Just the rest of the night. Just sit down. Just stop doing anything. Sit down and wait sensibly. Earth, water, air, fire - you're running out of elements here"here!”
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-> "Could you people ''stop'' trying to come up with ''novel ways to kill me'' for just one hour?"
--> -- A justifiably fed up '''Ivan'''. ''Captain Vorpatril's Alliance''

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-> "Could you people ''stop'' trying to come up with ''novel ways to kill me'' for just one hour?"
"Or maybe the rest of the night? I would SO like that. Just the rest of the night. Just sit down. Just stop doing anything. Sit down and wait sensibly. Earth, water, air, fire - you're running out of elements here"
--> -- A justifiably fed up '''Ivan'''. Not helped by the suggesting that there was a traditional fifth element Aether they could try. ''Captain Vorpatril's Alliance''
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->"I know girls who [[YeGoodeOldeDays pine for it]]. They like to [[GorgeousPeriodDress play dress up]] and pretend being [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Vor ladies]] of old, [[RescueRomance rescued from menace]] by [[KnightInShiningArmor romantic Vor youths]]. For some reason they never play ''[[DeathByChildbirth dying in childbirth]]'' or ''vomiting your guts up from the red dysentery'' or ''weaving until you go blind and crippled from arthritis and dye poisoning'' or ''[[OffingTheOffspring infanticide]]''. Well, they do die romantically of disease sometimes. But somehow it's always an illness that makes you [[VictorianNovelDisease interestingly pale and everyone sorry]], and doesn't involve losing bowel control."

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->"I know girls who [[YeGoodeOldeDays pine for it]]. They like to [[GorgeousPeriodDress play dress up]] and pretend being [[EverythingsBetterWithPrincesses Vor ladies]] ladies of old, [[RescueRomance rescued from menace]] by [[KnightInShiningArmor romantic Vor youths]]. For some reason they never play ''[[DeathByChildbirth dying in childbirth]]'' or ''vomiting your guts up from the red dysentery'' or ''weaving until you go blind and crippled from arthritis and dye poisoning'' or ''[[OffingTheOffspring infanticide]]''. Well, they do die romantically of disease sometimes. But somehow it's always an illness that makes you [[VictorianNovelDisease interestingly pale and everyone sorry]], and doesn't involve losing bowel control."
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Added a (spoilered) note that Aral was referring to himself as one of those "men in...green silk rooms"


--> -- '''Aral Vorkosigan''', ''Shards of Honor''

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--> -- '''Aral Vorkosigan''', [[spoiler:referring to himself]] when discussing the the nature of evil, ''Shards of Honor''
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--> -- '''Vidal Vordarian''', to '''Cordelia Vorkosigan''', just before she does. ''Barrayar''

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--> -- '''Vidal Vordarian''', Vordarian''' to '''Cordelia Vorkosigan''', just before she does. ''Barrayar''

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