Top 70 Honor Raconteur Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “All due respect’ was a wonderful expression because it didn’t specify how much respect was actually due. Could be none.”

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2. “No one should ever underestimate the stupidity and creativity of the human mind.”

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3. “My father taught me that the tongue should have three gatekeepers: Is it true? Is it kind? Is it necessary? If it’s not one of those three, it’s best not to say it.”

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4. “I love my family, I do, they just drive me stark raving mad. I had the choice of sanity-with-distance or insanity-while-home. I chose sanity.”

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5. “I think Haben was silently laughing, if the jerks of his chest were anything to go by. Well, at least I was entertaining somebody.”

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6. “I might have accidentally converted most of the clan to Mongolian metal music. Ooops. Sorry, not sorry.”

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7. “Kaya, to my complete lack of surprise, had kids hanging off of her on every limb. Her tail kept twitching, too, which I used to gauge how happy she felt. The tail was an accurate happiness meter. Just twitching meant a general contentment with the world. Outright thumps – known to destroy furniture and knock down innocent bystanders – meant she felt ecstasy.”

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8. “Bria got this trapped look on her face, an expression that a rabbit would have while surrounded by hungry wolves. Swallowing nervously, she offered, “He’s the third son of an official, sort of, and I met him while he was running an errand for his father?”

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9. “We’ve found the fuzzies in the grain bins again, however.”

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10. “Snorting, she realized she was bantering while on a stealth mission and felt slightly appalled at herself. Maybe Shad’s crazy was contagious.”

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11. “Hayate trailed after them, pleading for bacon in a pitiful voice.”

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12. “You understand that we’ll be in loads of trouble if we do that? Chatta alone will skin both of us.” I waved this away. “I live in a state of constant danger. Most of it self-inflicted.”

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13. “Energy to move, I summon thee. Hmm. That clearly failed.”

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14. “Lieutenant, would you mind putting the spear down?” “I-is she feeling threatened?” he asked nervously. “No,” I drawled, “she thinks you’re going to play fetch with her.” “Not play fetch?” Kaya said in tones of great disappointment. “No fetch. Lieutenant, seriously, put the spear away. She likes playing keep-away too.”

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15. “No, of course I haven’t been robbed,” I sighed to myself, setting my bag down off to the side. “My mother is a picklock. I’d failed to remember that for a moment.”

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16. “Why does that keep happening?” “I’m assuming one of your ancestors did something unforgiveable to a nice old lady in the deep woods,” Sevana responded, trying to look thoughtful instead of giving into the urge to cackle evilly. “That was a mistake. But if you decide to go on a quest to break your curse, let me know.” He arched an eyebrow at that. “You’ll go with me?” “Heavens no, sounds dangerous.” She grinned at him. “But I’ll write.”

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17. “California itself is a collaboration of seven different landmasses all shoved together, held in place by converging lines and tectonic pressure.”

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18. “Oh, was she known for doing things like this? Excellent. That meant he was not responsible for any part of it.”

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19. “I need some serious chocolate, and lots of it.” “Chocolate?” he repeated, surprised at this random pronouncement out of the blue. “Rule number three in the cannon code for dealing with women successfully, Rys. We always require chocolate when upset or tired.”

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20. “Shad whistled an airless tune. “Remember, if I need to accidentally-on-purpose kill the dastard, you only have to say the word.”

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21. “I’m incredibly straight faced,” I told her mock-seriously. That made her laugh. “Yes, you’re amazingly stoic and reserved,” she griped, giving an overly exaggerated sigh. I thought about that. “I was traumatized by broccoli as a child, that’s what did it.”

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22. “For two days, Shad had rehearsed what to say to his friend and former captain, the argument that would make Xiaolang help him instead of tie him up and ship him back to Garth.”

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23. “I decided it was better to take his offer than for Shad to try and organize a combined team rescue.”

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24. “This had better be a preemptive wish, and not because she’s being bullied at school as well. If that is the case, whoever is bullying her will regret surviving their birth. “Of.”

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25. “Please, please don’t touch it, it will keep you captive for about two days if you do. There’s little creatures running around in the city that look like furry eggs with tails called Fuzzies. They’re perfectly harmless, cute little fluffballs that get into everything. And I do mean everything. Safeguard your snacks carefully.”

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26. “She had no idea what had brought this on, and for once, she wished she’d actually been paying attention to the conversation. Aran had clearly asked her something important, but short of owning up to the matter – and she’d rather have needles shoved under her nails – she couldn’t admit that she’d not been paying attention.”

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27. “She knew that finding the answer yourself often gave you answers to questions you didn’t know to ask.”

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28. “Afford a bride?” “Is this not your country’s custom as well?” “Ah, no. Do explain.” Becca hoped that this wasn’t what it sounded like, because if she learned men were buying women and forcing them into marriage, she was going to change her mind and burn the whole country down. “A man must offer his bride-to-be gifts and an assurance that he can provide for her. Her parents will not let him marry unless he can afford to pay for the wedding and buy a house.”

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29. “Of course he could laugh. He didn’t have to clean up the army of plastic ducks I’d somehow conjured in my sleep. I mean, really. Five hundred ducks? What on earth had I been dreaming about?!”

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30. “Holding up the sparkling blue fabric higher, Ashlynn coaxed in her sweetest tone, “Now, Riana, this is beautiful fabric – ” “It be itchy and restrictive and no.” Riana had learned from her.”

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31. “Almost as an afterthought, Kip added, “And if she does accidentally kill you, she’ll revive you almost immediately.” Bellomi almost missed a step. I really, really don’t want to know how he knows that.”

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32. “Miraculously, there were a few that had not a scratch on them. As Trev’nor found them, he realized they were all children, all shielded underneath an adult’s bodies.”

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33. “She tried untying the laces of her boots but they fought back, the vicious fiends, and she ended up with her fingers caught in the laces.”

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34. “Maksohm stared at us, eyebrow cocked in that minute degree that said, I don’t like it when you’re plotting things, and I especially don’t like it when you’re plotting things in a linen closet. He had a very expressive eyebrow.”

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35. “The real reason why you’re dashing promptly out again is so that you don’t have to argue with my councilors about war funds.” “Great sands, man, why would I want to do your job? They’re your councilors, you argue with them. My job is to look pretty on a white horse and win battles.”

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36. “Really, the man’s imagination was blowing this out of proportion. It wasn’t like Sevana would set the whole forest ablaze. At the most, it would be just this section.”

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37. “Odd looks were probably something that would happen to me for the rest of my life. Well, actually they would probably stop at fifty, when I had a legitimate reason to have white hair.”

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38. “Sevana sighed, already resigned. And it had been such a nice research facility, too. Hopefully they wouldn’t kill everyone and start an international war. Although she couldn’t hold out much hope.”

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39. “The expression on his face went past ‘irritated.’ I do believe dragons readying themselves to raid a town sported similar facial twitches.”

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40. “If someone had warned her just how much paperwork went into running a country, Becca would have come up with a Plan B. Nolan surely knew, right? As a friend, shouldn’t he have warned them?”

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41. “I’d have thought he was kidding about the bacon if I hadn’t seen Major Xiaolang’s dragoo consume bacon like an alcoholic would a fine brandy.”

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42. “What I would prefer to do was build a blanket fort, loaded with snacks and a good book, but that was the sulky part of adulting.”

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43. “I had unfortunately reached that state in which I’d utterly stopped paying attention, so I tried to focus. Then found myself focusing so hard on focusing that I still wasn’t paying attention.”

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44. “Seaton did a slow turn in place, eyes roving over the grass. “Not immediately. You go left, I’ll go right.” Having no objections, I did so. “Make sure to look where you’re going!” Edwards called after him. I could hear Seaton mutter to himself as he moved, “Walk into one wall, just one, and they never let you forget it.”

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45. “One can envy athletic prowess and have no desire to put in the effort necessary to attain it, you know.”

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46. “Seeing my shaking hands, Clint came over to curl up in my lap, his delicate paw stroking my chest in a “there, there” manner. Which was patently absurd. I refused to be comforted by that. He purred at me, the ridiculous creature, and I found myself petting him without making the conscious decision to do so. Which, of course, only made him purr louder.”

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47. “I do hope you reported this all to the captain.” “No, I broke their noses and let them report why to the captain,” she answered mock-sweetly. That was evil. Not that I blamed her. In her shoes, I might have done the same.”

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48. “Sometimes I wished I could outsource emotion or at the very least scoop it out into a bowl and pass it to Edwards and ask, ‘What is this, because it’s possibly ruining my life and I think it’s your fault?”

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49. “I thought about begging for my life, but fortunately my partner took even further pity and slowed down as she navigated the many winding curves of the road. I only thrice feared we’d fall into the ocean – rather better than I expected, with her behind the wheel.”

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50. “So four stepping stones in, then you step into my clock portal, and presto!” Sevana threw her arms out wide in a grand gesture, smile irrepressible. “You’ll be home. Pretty sure. We think.”

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