Степной ветер

Yes, it does get blurry. Crime is human category, and so is justice. God doesn't give us justice (thank Him), and doesn't call our blunders crimes.

По поводу цели и движения к ней всегда-всегда. Ты с Бужолд не знакома? У неё есть неплохой отрывочек. То есть, у неё много всего хорошего, но данный конкретный отрывочек мне кажется относящимся к теме.

"You can beat the memory drugs, some, if you know how."
Vorkosigan raised his eyebrows. Evidently this was new to him, too."How do you do that, Sergeant?" he asked, carefully neutral.
"Someone I knew once told me... You write down what you want to remember, and think about it. Then hide it — the way we used to hide your secret files from Radnov, sir — they never figured it out either. Then first thing when you get back, before your stomach even settles, take it out and look at it. If you can remember one thing on the list, you can usually get the rest, before they come back again. Then do the same thing again. And again. It helps if you have an, an object, too."
©Lois McMaster Bujold, Shards of Honor