New aspiration: to be worthy of a compliment like this (or to write as beautifully as this)

One of my favorite passages in all literature. It's in Lois Bujold's sci-fi book "Shards of Honor". The heroine, Cordelia Naismith, has just married Count Aral Vorkosigan. She's being question by his Emperor about why they married. pic.twitter.com/FUt2TbmL6M

— Michael Nielsen (@michael_nielsen) February 14, 2021