He said that permitting private judgments to turn my duty in the smallest matter would be just like getting a little bit pregnant - that the consequences would very soon get beyond me. (Lois McMaster Bujold)

He said that permitting private judgments to turn my duty in the smallest matter would be just like getting a little bit pregnant - that the consequences would very soon get beyond me.

Lois McMaster Bujold

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