Honor was never taking the easy way when it was also the wrong one. Never telling a falsehood unless the truth was painful and unnecessary, or a lie was necessary to save others. Never manipulating the truth to serve only yourself. Protecting the weak and helpless; standing fast even when fear made you weak. Keeping your word.
Mercedes LackeyNevertheless, now that I have met you, I know that all that I am, and all that I have, could not match what you are worth.
Mercedes LackeyThe hatched chick cannot go back to the shell, the falcon who has found the sky does not willingly sit the nest.
Mercedes LackeyThe people who keep coping, keep trying, no matter how many blows Fate takes at them. Nobody'll make a song about them, but they're heroes all the same.
Mercedes Lackey