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Quotes About Loyalty

you cannot fend off the enemy if you do not have confidence in those who stand behind you.
~ Robin Hobb
Do you think you're taking Etta out of here?" "Yes," Kennit called over his shoulder up the sairs. "What about all these dead men?" she shrieked after him as they strode out of her house. "Those you may keep," Kennit replied.
~ Robin Hobb
I promise you, I won't let you die." "Make me no promises that can break us both, Fitz.
~ Robin Hobb
The betrayal of a friend differs from the treachery of a lover only in the degree of pain, not the kind.
~ Robin Hobb
Trust is not trust until it is complete.
~ Robin Hobb
To Fitz and the Fool, my best friends for over twenty years
~ Robin Hobb
He has other soldiers, more capable than I." "Does that free you from your promise?" "You argue like a priest.
~ Robin Hobb
I had learned, yet again, that I could not serve the Farseers and still claim a life for myself. Not this again, Changer. How could the moments of your life belong to anyone but you? You are the Farseers, blood and pack. See the whole of it. It is neither a binding nor a separation. The pack is the whole of you. The wolf's life is in the pack.
~ Robin Hobb
I defended him, "He's a good man. He was kind to me. I want to believe he was really my friend." "I know that. So do I. But good men can disagree. Severely.
~ Robin Hobb
The same thing I live for are the same things I would die for.
~ Robin Hobb
And he is a Farseer," Dutiful suddenly interjected, startling both of us. "One whose vow to his family has already cost him many things. So, this time, as your prince, I command this, FitzChivalry Farseer. Keep your vow, to yourself. Be as true to your own heart as you were to Verity's, and to King Shrewd's before him. That is the command of your king.
~ Robin Hobb
I met her gaze; she looked at me as if she knew the answer to every mystery. I leaned in closer, taking in her scent, and the wolf in me leapt high. Mine. Suddenly she was obviously mine in every way. My club, to protect. Mine . From this moment, I would die rather than see harm come to her. Mine. The Wit told me this little spark of life burned strong. Tiny she was, she would never be prey. ~142
~ Robin Hobb
I will always take your part, Bee. Right or wrong. That is why you must always take care to be right
~ Robin Hobb
There is security in knowing that a friend has your back, even if he is sound asleep
~ Robin Hobb
Probeer dit rijk te regeren, en het zal je tot slaaf maken,' fluisterde een geest van de Wilde Regenlanden in mijn oor. 'Word er deel van, en je gaat een nieuw leven tegemoet.
~ Robin Hobb
I know you meant no harm by it, boy. But men don't talk about times spent among the pillows with a lady. And assassins don't talk about…our business.
~ Robin Hobb
Sometimes, it would be much easier to die for one's king than to give one's life for him.
~ Robin Hobb
He would protect your cub as his own, he pointed out quietly. That is pack. He meant the words for comfort. I did not need them. Instead I reached to rest a hand on his ruff. Did you see how she stood and faced them down? I demanded with pride. A most excellent bitch, Nighteyes agreed.
~ Robin Hobb
For years, as your health has waned, I have served you. Were I disloyal, I would have proved it years ago. Loyalty, however, is hard to prove." "Because loyalty can change, it must be proven every day.
~ Robin Hobb
And while you're 'hearing' all this vital gossip, I might point out to you that no wise man tells all he knows. And that he who carries tales has little else in his head. Do you understand me, Brant?
~ Robin Hobb
What else?' Chade
~ Robin Hobb
If I gave Bee to Riddle and Nettle, I could undertake the Fool's vengeance. That traitorous thought made me want to vomit.
~ Robin Hobb
We who serve the Servants aid them to keep that heart beating steadily.
~ Robin Hobb
If we end here, then I meet the end with you. As you ended with me. How is the hunting where you are? It will be better with you. I'm coming to you, my brother.
~ Robin Hobb