Honorverse favorite one-liners

Vince wrote:What do you think the Honorverse book with the most one-liners is? And separately, what Honorverse book has the most memorable one-liners?

I think Cauldron of Ghosts has the most one-liners. Maybe even the most memorable one-liners.

Vince wrote:What do you think the Honorverse book with the most one-liners is? And separately, what Honorverse book has the most memorable one-liners?

I think Cauldron of Ghosts has the most one-liners. Maybe even the most memorable one-liners.

"Manticore can do a lot more for us than Haven can: they're closer, their technology's better, and they're a hell of a lot less likely to absentmindedly gobble us up one fine day."

Amaroq wrote:Going back to the beginning with this one. From HoTQ:

"Manticore can do a lot more for us than Haven can: they're closer, their technology's better, and they're a hell of a lot less likely to absentmindedly gobble us up one fine day."

All wonderful qualities in an ally I would say.

Mission of Honor, Ch. 28 wrote:What happened wasn't anyone's fault.

TheMonster wrote:
Not a happy one-liner:

Mission of Honor, Ch. 28 wrote:
What happened wasn't anyone's fault.

Those five words say ... so much.

That wafer contained a bank validation code, a numerical value, and a security key whose security was probably better protected than the Solarian League Navy's central computer command codes.

As a rule the lifespan of genetic slaves was shorter than that of most humans, even leaving aside the fact that such slaves were almost never given prolong to extend their lifespan. According to the Bible, The days of our years are threescore years and ten. Manpower, Inc., perhaps not wishing to seem presumptuously equal to the Lord, figured fifty or sixty years was plenty good enough for their products.

All of it spoke of a massive operation, one which went—which must go—far beyond whatever might be earned by selling drugs to a Bronze Age culture!

But why? Where did it go... and to what end? She was alone in a dark room, groping for shadows, and none of it made any sense. Not any sense at all.

She rose from her chair and walked to her office's huge window, staring unseeingly out over the Government Compound's low wall at the monotonous Medusan countryside. It couldn't be one of her people. It couldn't! Whatever the ultimate objective, whatever the reward, she couldn't—wouldn't—believe that any of her people could feed mekoha to the natives and connive at the cold-blooded murder of their own fellows!

But someone had installed a power tap in the one place neither she nor any of Harrington's people had even considered looking. And if it was built in, not added as an afterthought...

She closed her eyes, leaning her forehead against the tough, plastic window, and gritted her teeth in pain.

roseandheather wrote:Here, have yet more Dame Estelle Matsuko. I'll warn you, this one grabs for the heartstrings.

All of it spoke of a massive operation, one which went—which must go—far beyond whatever might be earned by selling drugs to a Bronze Age culture!

But why? Where did it go... and to what end? She was alone in a dark room, groping for shadows, and none of it made any sense. Not any sense at all.

She rose from her chair and walked to her office's huge window, staring unseeingly out over the Government Compound's low wall at the monotonous Medusan countryside. It couldn't be one of her people. It couldn't! Whatever the ultimate objective, whatever the reward, she couldn't—wouldn't—believe that any of her people could feed mekoha to the natives and connive at the cold-blooded murder of their own fellows!

But someone had installed a power tap in the one place neither she nor any of Harrington's people had even considered looking. And if it was built in, not added as an afterthought...

She closed her eyes, leaning her forehead against the tough, plastic window, and gritted her teeth in pain.

~ On Basilisk Station

I just want to wrap her up and hold her forever and make all the bad stuff go away!!