Pierce Brown book Morning Star
Romulus thumps his chest. "Honor is what you do."
Source: Morning Star (2016), Ch. 42: The Poet
“Honor is honesty to what is, not blind duty to what you wish to be.”
Source: Faith of the Fallen
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