Quotes About Sacrifice Novels & Stories

This wasn't dirty money—it was money I'd earned by trading away my freedom for the rest of my life. I closed my eyes, no longer willing to explain anything. I asked, "What do you want? As long as I have it, I can give it to you."

“I’ve done nothing but destroy Lena. If my death can save you, save all of you, then it’s the least I can do.” The figure raised a hand, silencing the room. “Sacrifice is not merely about death. It is about relinquishing what is most precious. Zara, what you offer is steeped in guilt, not redemption.” The words struck Zara like a blow. She shook her head and balled her fists. "So, what do I owe you?" The figure’s gaze softened, an unsettling contrast to its earlier tone. “What do you believe is worth giving?” Zara faltered, her breath shallow as her mind wrestled with the question.

A soft smile curved her lips, carrying the weight of every sacrifice and every heartbeat that had brought them here. “Some sacrifices,” she thought, “are never truly lost.”

The shadow tilted its head. “Then why continue?” Lucien opened his eyes. And for a brief moment, the coldness disappeared. Only pain remained. “Because someone has to make the impossible choice.” He walked toward the ancient doorway. “I once believed love could save this world.” His voice became quieter. “I watched that belief destroy everything I cared about.” The shadow said nothing. Lucien continued. “People always praise sacrifice when they are the ones benefiting from it.” A bitter smile appeared. “But they never ask what the person sacrificing has to lose.”

“I have always understood. I have always chosen what needed to be done, Kieran. Even when it broke me. Even when it meant standing alone.” He stepped closer, close enough I could feel the warmth radiating from him. “You’re not alone. Not now. Not ever.” “I am if you let me stay alive,” I said, my voice tight. “And if I die, maybe it saves everyone else.” Kieran’s hands rested on my shoulders. He looked into my eyes, searching. “You think sacrifice is noble. You think giving yourself will fix this. But it won’t. It will only break me. Break us both.”

“Still, you had to pass through trials to prove your love was genuine.” She paused. “The reason you’re here today is sacrifice,” she continued. “Lyra, you started the sacrifice when you chose to let go of your wolf side for him. George, you embraced lycanthropy for her. If either of you had become selfish and refused to make that sacrifice, the love would have ended.” She locked eyes with both of us, there was an unspoken weight in her words, a truth we could feel deep in our bones. Ellen’s voice softened. “Sacrifice is not just an act of love, it is the measure of how far you’re willing to go for each other. That is what binds you, and that is what will determine your fate.”

She closes her eyes and imagine what it would be like to be ravished by her black slave. . #SULTAN_MUSTAPHA 🤴 Sacrifices must be made in life.. Without it.. No man can achieve success... And I being a Leader and a ruler of this city have made a lot of sacrifices for the greater good and progress of this city... And most of this sacrifices end up in blood...

"You don't understand what it's like to have a family and to sacrifice everything you got for them." Then he laughed hysterically. "This is not a sacrifice, little one," he spatted. "In sacrifices, you'll earn and get something out of it. This you won't. And you might die in the process. You might even die now simply because you got caught up with the mess of the men you're to wed."

But Lola preferred his new answer now. She gently pressed her lips to Caesar's back, "Promise me, it's for everyone." Not sacrificing the freedom of the few for the stability of the majority. No one is born to be sacrificed. No one wants to be born as a weapon. No one wants to be a stepping stone, a worn-out screw, a cornerstone hammered into the ground, or a hopeless wild grass reaped again and again. You have to give them the right to choose. Sacrifice is commendable, but everyone has the freedom to refuse to be sacrificed.