the vorkosigan saga, misquoted

[gonzos-humansona]

my hips don't lie but they will exaggerate details, misrepresent the facts, and on occasion deceive via omission of crucial information

[damazcuz]

bro last night was totally redacted! last night was fully expunged from the record. bro, do you... can you remember last night? what did we do...? what did... did we hurt someone? bro? why won't you look at me? what did I do...? whose blood is this...? bro...?

[chipjrwibignaturals]

99% of liars quit before everyone absolutely believes whatever they say forever keep going king

[chipjrwibignaturals]

"digging yourself deeper" is a lie propagated by Big Truth to keep us down just keep making shit up and it'll all work out

[powerburial]

*inner monologue* I really have to impress this girl. I can't crash my dirigible again. *clunking noises as sheets of metal and nuts and bolts are stripped away by the wind*

[chipjrwibignaturals]

99% of liars quit before everyone absolutely believes whatever they say forever keep going king

[chipjrwibignaturals]

"digging yourself deeper" is a lie propagated by Big Truth to keep us down just keep making shit up and it'll all work out

[brightclearline]

Ocean’s Echo by Everina Maxwell

[memeclassheroes]

[can-i-make-image-descriptions]

[Image ID: Tweet from John Cole (@/ Johngcole) on 2022-05-17 reading: A friend got his employment reviews back and was told he was performing with "calculated mediocrity" and I think that is the most amazing phrase /End ID]

[jmtorres]

hyperspecific poll time

i have received a high medal of honor from my country's greatest enemy

i have idiosyncratic drug responses including going manic on relaxants

i have broken every bone in my body at least once

i have two birthdays

i met my twin brother for the first time when i was 24

charges of treason were brought against me on multiple separate occasions

family joke that we can't make a profit leads to many charitable donations

i own property with a rad count too high to live on

i'm under 5ft tall

i proposed to my wife during a national legislative assembly

more than one of these

none of these

Voting ended onFeb 17, 2024

[incorrectvorkosigan]

“I may have very slightly overestimated how fine it would be.”

— Miles, always

[incorrectvorkosigan]

Miles: Admiral Oser, you see before you - the Dendarii. Drink us in.

Oser: There's five hundred of you.

Miles: Are there though? Count again.

Oser: Not five hundred.

Miles: Five.

Oser: Right. Well... that's unfortunate. I should probably speak to catering.

[incorrectvorkosigan]

Martin: Here you are, my lord, nice hot cup of coffee.

Miles: Oh, it’s cold.

Martin: Nice cup of coffee.

Miles: It’s horrible!

Martin: Cup of coffee.

Miles: I’m not even sure it IS coffee.

Martin: Cup.

[incorrectvorkosigan]

Elena [over the comm]: Your attention, please. This is an important message for all passengers hoping to fly to Barrayar: raise your ambitions.

[incorrectvorkosigan]

“But I do get afraid. It’s just that fear makes me sort of … angry and resentful, and I bite back at it. It’s hard to describe.”

“It isn’t hard to describe, you idiot,” Miles said. “It’s called courage.”

- Miles to Mark, Probably

[incorrectvorkosigan]

Captain Illyan: Vorkosigan!

Miles: Oh no, Vorkosigan in B-flat. You're disappointed.

[incorrectvorkosigan]

Elena: Hey. This is not the time to blame Miles.

Miles: Thank you. Finally.

Elena: There will be plenty of time to blame Miles later, when this is resolved.

[incorrectvorkosigan]

“It’ll cheer the captain up. He’ll be over the moon. He may even lean back in his chair and nod slightly.”

— Miles about Captain Illyan

[incorrectvorkosigan]

Miles: Let me explain something to you, sir. When you're in a situation, you don't have time to think. So I thought to myself, "Don't think, Miles. Act."

Illyan: So you weren't thinking.

Miles: Not at all. I cannot emphasize enough how little I was thinking.