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• In my time,” he said, “they believed in witches. Are you a witch, Honor, that you make me say these things to you?” Causing him to rip open wounds that had stayed safely scabbed over for so long that, most of the time, he managed to forget they existed. Her hands, so very, very gentle, continued to hold his face as she tugged him down until their foreheads touched. “I’m no witch, Dmitri. If I was, I’d know how to fix you.

  Nalini Singh

  Rip, Hands, Long

  Nalini Singh (2012). “Nalini Singh: Guild Hunters Novels 1-4”, p.1122, Penguin

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• I’m thirty,” I said. “I’m five years too old to lie to myself and call it honor

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Lying, Years, Thirty

  The Great Gatsby ch. 9 (1925)

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• If I understand this correctly Christ taught here the alarming doctrine that the desire for honor among men made belief impossible.

  Aiden Wilson Tozer

  Pride, Men, Desire

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• Beth,” he said simply, his flawless face lit up with anticipation. “There is no doubt in my mind that we belong together, but to spend the rest of my life with you would be an honor and commitment that I would cherish.” He paused, his clear, blue eyes luminous. My breath caught in my throat, but Xavier only smiled. “Beth,” he repeated. “Will you marry me?” The look on his face was pure happiness.

  Alexandra Adornetto

  Commitment, Eye, Blue

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• Are you hero enough to unite yourself to one whom you know to be suspected and despised by all around you, and identify your interests and your honor with hers?

  Anne Bronte

  Hero, Enough, Interest

  Anne Bronte (2017). “The Tenant of Wildfell Hall”, p.100, Litres

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• Why not wear a scar of Motherhood? Better than a tattoo or a mark of Honor. Let the world know what you've achieved.

  Richelle Mead

  Tattoo, Motherhood, Why Not

  Richelle Mead (2011). “Shadow Heir”, p.65, Kensington Publishing Corp.

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• Aristocracy's only an admission that certain traits which we call fine - courage and honor and beauty and all that sort of thing - can best be developed in a favorable environment, where you don't have the warpings of ignorance and necessity.

  F. Scott Fitzgerald

  Ignorance, Aristocracy, Environment

  F. Scott Fitzgerald (2010). “The Beautiful and Damned”, p.639, The Floating Press

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• You list the dead. You tell the stories of the past. You write about the catastrophes and the massacres. What about the living, Finnikin? Who honors them?

  Melina Marchetta

  Writing, Past, Stories

  Melina Marchetta (2015). “The Complete Lumatere Chronicles”, p.106, Penguin UK

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• If I wanted to honor you, I´d let you retire. I am planing to make you run the kingdom and fight the wars while I eat and drink

  George R. R. Martin

  Running, War, Fighting

  George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows”, p.52, Bantam

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• You can't win integrity and honor from games. You can only earn them from living a life dedicated to those ideals.

  P. C. Cast

  Integrity, Winning, Games

  P. C. Cast, Kristin Cast (2011). “Dragon's Oath”, p.77, Macmillan

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• Kazuhiko could have taken his gun and aimed it at the person behind them. But Sakura wouldn't want that. What she wanted was to leave this world quietly before they got sucked into this horrible massacre. Nothing was more important to him than her. There was no room for compromise. If this were what her trembling soul wanted, then he would follow her. Had he been more eloquent he might have described his feelings as something like, "I'm going to die for her honor." Their two bodies danced in the air beyond the cliff, their hands still clasped together, the black sea under them.

  Koushun Takami

  Taken, Gun, Two

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• When people read his books they have an uncontrollable desire to hang the author in the town square. I can’t think of a higher honor for a writer.

  Roberto Bolano

  Book, Thinking, Squares

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• When a woman submits to a man, it's the most precious gift she can give. Herself. Unreservedly. The man has to respect and honor that gift above all else. Even if he respects nothing else in the world, he must respect the woman in his care. It's his sworn duty to protect, honor and cherish his submissive. To take care of her and provide a safe haven. Someone who would put his own needs above his woman's is no man.

  Maya Banks

  Safe Haven, Men, Giving

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• If any honor existed in war, it was in fighting to protect others from harm

  Christopher Paolini

  War, Fighting, Harm

  Christopher Paolini (2014). “The Inheritance Cycle Complete Collection: Eragon, Eldest, Brisingr, Inheritance”, p.612, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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• A man of the Night's Watch lives his life for the realm. Not for a king, nor a lord, nor the honor of this house or that house, neither for gold nor glory nor a woman's love, but for the realm, and all the people in it. A man of the Night's Watch takes no wife and fathers no sons. Our wife is duty. Our mistress is honor. And you are the only sons we shall ever know.

  George R. R. Martin

  Kings, Father, Son

  George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows”, p.460, Bantam

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• I will honor my ancestors in StarClan," Bramblestar vowed, "but not those who have ever walked in the Dark Forest. Guide my steps wisely, warriors of the past." He lowered his head. "And warriors of now".

  Erin Hunter

  Warrior, Dark, Past

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• If I lived by some code, my actions would become predictable. The enemy would take advantage of this and I’d be killed. An honorable death doesn’t exist. Death is death. But it’s funny that survival and revenge require the same thing: no honor codes, no supposed higher principles to aspire to, no mercy

  Frank Beddor

  Revenge, Enemy, Survival

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• Surely the Shadowhunter community must honor you and hold you in high esteem as a gentleman who has truly advanced their race. No, Henry said sadly. Mostly they wish that I would stop suggesting new inventions and cease setting fire to things.

  Cassandra Clare

  Fire, Race, Community

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.281, Simon and Schuster

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• A soul isn't given for free. The races of men fight each other to the death for the honor of being recognized as human beings, with souls.

  Daniel H. Wilson

  Fighting, Men, Race

  Daniel H. Wilson (2011). “Robopocalypse”, p.252, Simon and Schuster

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• Qhuinn looked at each of the hoods again. How ironic, he thought. Nearly two years ago, an Honor Guard of black robes had been sent to him to make sure he knew his family didn't want him. And now, here these males were, come to draw him into a different kind of fold-- that was every bit as strong as that of blood.

  J.R. Ward

  Strong, Blood, Years

  J.R. Ward (2013). “Lover At Last: A Novel of the Black Dagger Brotherhood”, p.487, Penguin

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• There are people who observe the rules of honor as one observes the stars, from a great distance.

  Victor Hugo

  Stars, Distance, People

  Victor Hugo (2016). “Les Misérables”, p.1473, My Ebook Publishing House

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• People were intrinsically selfish, and many hated the idea of a woman in charge of the Institute. They would not put themselves at risk for her. Only a few weeks ago he would have said the same thing about himself. Now, knowing Charlotte, he realized to his surprise, the idea of risking himself for her seemed an honor, as it would be to most Englishmen to risk themselves for the queen.

  Cassandra Clare

  Queens, Selfish, Ideas

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “Clockwork Princess”, p.423, Simon and Schuster

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• There's nothing you could have done that would cause me to cease loving either of you. Will is myself, my own soul, and if I am not to have the keeping of your heart, then there is not other I would rather have that honor.

  Cassandra Clare

  Princess, Heart, Soul

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• Defeat is for the valiant. Only they will know the honor of losing and the joy of winning.

  Paulo Coelho

  Winning, Joy, Losing

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• There is more beauty than our eyes can bear, precious things have been put into our hands and to do nothing to honor them is to do great harm.

  Marilynne Robinson

  Eye, Hands, Bears

  Marilynne Robinson (2004). “Gilead: A Novel”, p.246, Macmillan

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