Lois McMaster Bujold ( boo-ZHOHLD; born November 2, 1949) is an American speculative fiction writer. She has won the Hugo Award for best novel four times, matching Robert A. Heinlein's record (not counting his Retro Hugos). Her novella The Mountains of Mourning won both the Hugo Award and Nebula Award....
Honesty pays, but it doesn't seem to pay enough to suit some people.
My goal in life is to be as good a person as my dog already thinks I am.