“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.” IfsMenWorldNeedsGivingCareHavensDutyHonorProtectSafeTake CareCherishSubmitSubmissivePrecious GiftsSafe Haven Author:Maya Banks
“You are the male I might have been. You are the potential I had and lost. You are the honor and the strength and the kindness she needs. You'll take care of her. I want you to take care of her.” WantNeedsHas BeensMightCareLostKindnessHonorMalesTake CareI Want YouMight Have BeenNeed YouLost You Author:J.R. Ward
“I would still be with you. But I could sleep outside, so it would not be so obvious. I do not need to attend your councils. I—' 'No. The Phthians will not care. And the others can talk all they like. I will still be Aristos Achaion.' Best of the Greeks. 'Your honor could be darkened by it." 'Then it is darkened.' His jaw shot forward, stubborn. 'They are fools if they let my glory rise or fall on this.” IfsNeedsStillsCareFallSleepFoolHonorGloryShotsObviousGreekStubbornCouncilYour Honor Author:Madeline Miller
“Introverts need to trust their gut and share their ideas as powerfully as they can. This does not mean aping extroverts; ideas can be shared quietly, they can be communicated in writing, they can be packaged into highly produced lectures, they can be advanced by allies. The trick for introverts is to honor their own styles instead of allowing themselves to be swept up by prevailing norms.” NeedsWritingMeanDoeIdeasShareStyleHonorTricksGutsAllowingAlliesIntrovertNormLecturesPrevailingExtroverts Book:Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking Source: Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can't Stop Talking
“We cannot build on peace on blood. We are still so addicted to this lie. We have this fantasy that we honor the dead by adding to their number. What we need to do is remember that these bodies bury us. This ocean of blood that we create through the fantasy that violence brings virtue drowns us, drowns our children, drowns our future, drowns the world. We have to understand that when we pour these endless young bodies into this pit of death, we follow.” WorldNeedsChildrenStillsBodyRememberYoungLyingNumbersFantasyVirtueViolenceBloodHonorOceanOur ChildrenEndlessOur FuturePits Author:Stefan Molyneux
“Love is a Christian word, Anjin-san. Love is a Christian thought, a Christian ideal. We have no word for 'love' as I understand you to mean it. Duty, loyalty, honor, respect, desire, those words and thoughts are what we have, all that we need.” NeedsMeanChristianDesireLove IsDutyHonorIdealsLoyaltyShoguns Book:SHOGUN Source: SHOGUN
“Another thing cooking is, or can be, is a way to honor the things we're eating, the animals and plants and fungi that have been sacrificed to gratify our needs and desires, as well as the places and the people that produced them. Cooks have their ways of saying grace too... Cooking something thoughtfully is a way to celebrate both that species and our relation to it.” PeopleWayNeedsWellsHas BeensDesireAnimalGraceHonorEatingRelationCookingPlantSpeciesCelebrateCooksFungi Author:Michael Pollan
“What we hold sacred is honor, justice, and glory. You need not swear allegiance to our storm god, to serve with us. Fighters are among us from many lands, with many gods and many beliefs. Believe as you will. What is between a man and his god is theirs alone to say.” MenNeedsBelieveBeliefJusticeLandHonorGloryCommitmentSacredStormFighterSwearAllegiance Book:The Sacred Band Source: The Sacred Band