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Quotes About Loyalty

Friends don't keep score." Because friends don't have to keep score, my da would of said. Friends just pitch in as needed, as they can.
~ Elizabeth Bear
Jane, he realized now, with an old familiar chill, had never lost her grip on his leash.
~ Elizabeth Bear
Thy King needs thee to shape what will follow, Will. There's nothing thou canst do to help Marlowe now. They will have already begun.
~ Elizabeth Bear
As you wish, my lady. Keep your crown, and your cruelty. Love me not. I will go.
~ Elizabeth Bear
Vincent's loyalty to the job had always been unimpeachable…but Kusanagi-Jones was about to gamble that his loyalty to the partnership would outweigh it.
~ Elizabeth Bear
Se companions hadn't found the captives, or any sign, on the fleeing barge that the Company humen used a village-heart. They had taken Caeti, and se would not leave Caeti in their dry, rough hands. So se had attached self to the humen leader's heliocopter as it fled the overrun barge. And se clung there, water slashing in se brood pouch, se hand and toefingers wrapped in a deathgrip on wet metal until bone ran with traced flame and digits cramped in claws.
~ Elizabeth Bear
You have power, lady, and that power is of interest to my Queen. As it is to the one who holds my esteemed counterpart's leash.
~ Elizabeth Bear
Her name was Niyara, and she had green eyes, and she said she loved me. She said she was my best friend, that I was family to her. She said a lot of things.
~ Elizabeth Bear
I'll say this Wainwright. When she chooses a side, she doesn't screw around.
~ Elizabeth Bear
Beloved," he said. "Claim me, and I will do your will. I am yours by right, through the line of your foremothers and forefathers. Only let me own you. Perceval. My darling.
~ Elizabeth Bear
Long tradition of ship's cats in the navy." "This is the air force, Captain." "I won't tell him if you won't.
~ Elizabeth Bear
Must do this thing in any case: wilt thou trust thy vengeance to thine Elf-Knight, love?
~ Elizabeth Bear
The improvised weapon in his hand, the comfort of his friend at his side were all the strength he needed.
~ Elizabeth Bear
All for Queen and country, and not even honor for themselves.
~ Elizabeth Bear
What about thy Prince? Or the Fae Queen who come to muse thee in thine illness?" "My Prince?" Will smiled at Tom. "Kit's Prince, you mean. You know, I rather suspect he's watching us now: I would be, were I in his place.
~ Elizabeth Bear
He had absolutely no objection to using his partner's brooding charisma as a weapon.
~ Elizabeth Bear
Will is for England," he said with a tired shrug. "And I am for Will.
~ Elizabeth Bear
No. He would. He would not repudiate Kit, on his deathbed for any reason.
~ Elizabeth Bear
His heart filled up with something vast and terrible at the realization, a shadowy whirl of wings and storm and light, and he knew why men died for Elizabeth. He would have died for Elizabeth himself. And he understood as well that there were things bigger than Elizabeth, bigger than England, for all they were things for which he did not have a name. Faith. God. Liberty. None of it was enough. Worse things had been done in those names than Elizabeth's.
~ Elizabeth Bear
She hadn't trusted anyone, not since Patience. Not since Moon Morrow's confidential secretary had turned out to be not so confidential after all.
~ Elizabeth Bear
Tis the side we're on.
~ Elizabeth Bear
For Leah. Yes. Because for her, I would crawl through fire.
~ Elizabeth Bear
They came down together, the old wolf in his kilt and dinner jacket leaning on the young one in his cedar-smelling tuxedo.
~ Elizabeth Bear
He's not a villain," Dorcas said, "He's a hero who happens to be on the other side of the war.
~ Elizabeth Bear