Honorverse favorite one-liners

cthia wrote:snip
And let's not forget the Reverend Julius Hanks, who was an innocent bystander mistakenly absorbing violence meant for her.

fallsfromtrees wrote:Julius Hanks did not mistakenly absorb violence meant for her. He deliberately sacrificed himself to save Honor, and I, for one, prefer not to trivialize that sacrifice by calling him an innocent bystander mistakenly absorbing violence meant for her.

cthia wrote:I am hereby chastised.

I'm quoting the assholes responsible, who opined that Hank's death was a mistake.

fallsfromtrees wrote:

cthia wrote:snip
And let's not forget the Reverend Julius Hanks, who was an innocent bystander mistakenly absorbing violence meant for her.

fallsfromtrees wrote:Julius Hanks did not mistakenly absorb violence meant for her. He deliberately sacrificed himself to save Honor, and I, for one, prefer not to trivialize that sacrifice by calling him an innocent bystander mistakenly absorbing violence meant for her.

cthia wrote:I am hereby chastised.

I'm quoting the assholes responsible, who opined that Hank's death was a mistake.

Sorry. My response came out a little harsher than I intended, and it pushed one of my hot buttons, and before I could edit the post, it was time to go to church.

He shook his head. "What did they think, Cathy? That I would obey them?" The next words came through clenched teeth. "From the highlands. When they gave me that command, they broke faith with me. Damn them and damn all aristocracy! I'll do as I must, and answer only to the Queen. If she—she, not they!—chooses to call that treason, so be it. I'll have my daughter back, and I'll piss on the ashes of those who took her from me."

Hutch wrote:I know that I was going to stop posting here, and I have pretty much lived up to that vow, but I was re-reading "From the Highlands" (and I could read that story every week and still enjoy it) and found one that need to be here.

Don't ever make Anton Zilwicki angry at you. It is definitely bad for your health and well-being....

He shook his head. "What did they think, Cathy? That I would obey them?" The next words came through clenched teeth. "From the highlands. When they gave me that command, they broke faith with me. Damn them and damn all aristocracy! I'll do as I must, and answer only to the Queen. If she—she, not they!—chooses to call that treason, so be it. I'll have my daughter back, and I'll piss on the ashes of those who took her from me."

To her astonishment, Jeremy clapped his hands once and said: "Enough! I agree! You have just won our long-standing argument!"
Cathy's jaw sagged. Glaring, Jeremy sprang to his feet. "What? Did you really think I took any pleasure in killing all the people I have? Did you now?"
He didn't wait for a response. "Of course I did! Enjoyed it immensely, in fact. Especially the ones I could show my tongue to before I blew 'em apart. To hell with that business about revenge being a dish best served cold. It's absolute nonsense, Cathy—take my word for it. I know. Vengeance is hot and sweet and tasty. Don't ever think it isn't."
He grinned up at her impishly. "Ask the good Captain, why don't you? He's obviously a man of parts. Wonderful fellow!" Jeremy lowered his voice, trying to imitate Zilwicki's basso rumble: " '—and I'll piss on the ashes of those who took her from me.' "
He cackled. "T'wasn't a metaphor, y'know? I dare say he'll do it." Jeremy cocked his head at Isaac. "What do you think, comrade?"

Taken literally, the gesture might have led to the conclusion that the hard-bitten atheist Victor Cachat had suddenly become a believer, since there was nothing beyond the ceiling other than the heavens.

cthia wrote:But, Mr. Hauptman, should you ever attempt to carry through your threat against my parents—" her eyes were leveled missile batteries and the tic at the corner of her mouth jerked like a living thing "—I will denounce you publicly for your contemptible actions and demand satisfaction. And when you accept my challenge, Mr. Hauptman, I will kill you like the scum you are."

saber964 wrote:I hope you enjoyed that asshole? I certainly did.

cthia wrote:"She's about to die for you, Daddy," Stacey Hauptman said in a voice of iron. "Surely that should be enough even for you!"

Hutch wrote:"There you are," a familiar voice said. "Welcome back, Rafe."

He turned, the new-kid feeling fading away like a light morning mist. Captain Harrington was standing with Andy Venizelos by the com station, consulting together over a memo pad. "Thank you, Ma'am," Cardones said. "How was the tour?"

"Interesting,"the captain said. Her voice was casual, but Cardones thought he saw a flicker of something in the exec's face. "Yours?"

"About the same," Cardones said, matching her tone. "Permission to resume my station?"

"Permission granted," she said, and smiled. "Enough lazing around, Mr. Cardones. Get back to work."

Fron "With One Stone" by Tim Zahn (Service of the Sword Collenction). Like many quotes, you have to read the story to truly relish the highlighted versions--I do wonder if sometime in the future Honor ever figured it out....