Honorverse favorite one-liners

Cauldron of Ghosts
Yuri.

Truth be told, he preferred her hair longer. But that was an age-old tug of war between men and women that men invariably lost once a relationship congealed. Yuri might not be the sharpest pencil in the box when it came to romantic relationships, but he wasn’t obtuse enough to venture into that mine field.

Oh my gosh! I personally think women use their hair as a vehicle to end a relationship that they've grown weary of.

"I know. I'll cut my hair. Then he'll dump me. 'Oops, look what I did.'" Always the same.

Gemma and I have an agreement. There will be NO hair cutting! NO piercings. And NO tattoos!

Other than the piercing of my heart.

Cauldron of Ghosts
Sharon Justice..

You used to launder money and now you’re laundering superdreadnaughts.”

It seems to be lots of this going on in the Honorverse. Is it easier to launder, because of distances and the way of banking?

cthia wrote:Cauldron of Ghosts
Sharon Justice..

You used to launder money and now you’re laundering superdreadnaughts.”

It seems to be lots of this going on in the Honorverse. Is it easier to launder, because of distances and the way of banking?

Erewon was founded by gangsters who laundered money and for a jab at the rest of the universe they named things after appliance brands. Namely Sears, Maytag and Whirlpool. I wouldn't be surprised that there are names like Frigidaire, Kelvenator and Montgomery-Wards floating around.

saber964 wrote:"cthia"]Cauldron of Ghosts
Sharon Justice..

You used to launder money and now you’re laundering superdreadnaughts.”

It seems to be lots of this going on in the Honorverse. Is it easier to launder, because of distances and the way of banking?

Erewon was founded by gangsters who laundered money and for a jab at the rest of the universe they named things after appliance brands. Namely Sears, Maytag and Whirlpool. I wouldn't be surprised that there are names like Frigidaire, Kelvenator and Montgomery-Wards floating around.[/quote]


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Don't forget the Suds

-- Stewart

Any of Michael Oversteegan's comments on the mental capacity of his cousins and others in the Conservative Party,
The early classic line (full paragraph)

"I will leave out of all this the petty consideration that we're talkin' about the life of a teenage girl. I realize that's a matter beneath your contempt. I will just take the opportunity t' tell you, since I don't believe I've ever done it before at one of our family gatherin's—not precisely, I mean—just how brainless you are, Deborah. Truly brainless. Not simply stupid. Bar-ain-less. As in: brains of a carrot."

there are multiple others of course, but this is the basic classic.

-- Stewart

stewart wrote:Any of Michael Oversteegan's comments on the mental capacity of his cousins and others in the Conservative Party,
The early classic line (full paragraph)

"I will leave out of all this the petty consideration that we're talkin' about the life of a teenage girl. I realize that's a matter beneath your contempt. I will just take the opportunity t' tell you, since I don't believe I've ever done it before at one of our family gatherin's—not precisely, I mean—just how brainless you are, Deborah. Truly brainless. Not simply stupid. Bar-ain-less. As in: brains of a carrot."

there are multiple others of course, but this is the basic classic.

-- Stewart

Wow poor carrots. While I like them I could understand Oversteegan not liking them but isn't comparing their intelligence to that of the average Star Empire Conservative Party member a little too harsh?

Roguevictory wrote:Wow poor carrots. While I like them I could understand Oversteegan not liking them but isn't comparing their intelligence to that of the average Star Empire Conservative Party member a little too harsh?

I'm sure the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Vegetables (SPCV) will be issuing a comdemnation any time now....

That said, I need to post on the passages thread Michael's first indication (at Catherine's party) that Kevin Ushers' statement "The map is not the territory; the man is not the file" is so true in his case.

In Enemy Hands

"Before we continue this discussion, My Lord," Honor said very calmly, "I think you should know that the person who wrote the Board's final recommendations was me."

What you talkin' 'bout Willis!

White Haven closed his mouth with a snap and stared at her.

In other words, "Bitch, you done lost yo mind!?

I love these one-liners. They are so funny. Boy did White Haven not see that one coming. This is the day it became glaringly obvious - the student had become the master.

You know, it is just now sinking into my thick skull regarding the ramifications of Honor's stint at the Weapons Development Board. Essentially, Honor spent some time as Hemphill's protégé, under Hemphill's wing, doing the same job, at least in a consultative fashion, as Shannon and Sonja?

Damn does Lady Harrington have a lot of hats in her closet. If she could get away, could you imagine Honor as Shannon and Sonja's brainstorming guru at Bolthole?

Imaginos1892 wrote:Why can't our celebrities be exceptional people like her? Instead the accolades go to useless creatures like "Kardashians" and Paris Hilton whose only accomplishments are inheriting money and wasting it, or Donald Trump whose only talent is making small fortunes out of large ones. Worse, people actually pay attention to their worthless opinions on subjects they know nothing about.

This kind of person would be wasted as a celebrity of the type we have at present. The media wants excitement, not depth.

This type of person is also why a real free economy works much better. Can you imagine some big shot trying to judge whether her work is worth supporting - and getting it right But once genius has done the breakthrough, most of the rest of us can carry on - given the chance to do so.

cthia wrote:Cauldron of Ghosts
Yuri.

Truth be told, he preferred her hair longer. But that was an age-old tug of war between men and women that men invariably lost once a relationship congealed. Yuri might not be the sharpest pencil in the box when it came to romantic relationships, but he wasn’t obtuse enough to venture into that mine field.

Oh my gosh! I personally think women use their hair as a vehicle to end a relationship that they've grown weary of.

"I know. I'll cut my hair. Then he'll dump me. 'Oops, look what I did.'" Always the same.

Gemma and I have an agreement. There will be NO hair cutting! NO piercings. And NO tattoos!

Other than the piercing of my heart.

Actually, its more like "phew I snagged him. Now I can get rid of this massive, hot amount of hair and be able to be cool comfortable, and not spend >30 min a day doing my hair." It's the equivalent of giving up shaving regularly for guys after they get a girl.