Barrayar is bred in my bones. I cannot shake it, no matter how far I travel. This struggle, God knows, has no honor in it. But exile, for no other motive than ease–that would be to give up all hope of honor. The last defeat, with no seed of future victory in it. Lois McMaster Bujold
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This quote has a special meaning to me, because it reminds me of my favorite book, “Dune” by Frank Herbert. In the book, Paul Atreides is exiled on a distant desert planet to preserve his family’s legacy and to let the universe know that the Atreides bloodline lives on. He is told that he can never return to his family’s home planet of Gilead, even if he manages to overthrow the house of Harkonnen and restore peace to the universe. But Paul refuses to give up hope and stays and fights and makes his mark on the universe. This quote by Dagny Taggert reminds me of this great line from the book: “We do not walk through history; we shape it.”

Source: Shards Of Honour

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