Time is different for a tree than for a man. Sun and soil and water, these are the things a weirwood understands, not days and years and centuries. For men, time is a river. We are trapped in its flow...
My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That's why I read so much Jon Snow.
I have a realistic grasp of my own strengths and weaknesses. My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind… and a mind needs books as a sword needs...
All kings must be butchers or meat.
Ten years from now, no one is going to care how quickly the books came out. The only thing that will matter, the only thing anyone will remember, is how good they were. That's my main concern, and alw...
The city? Tyrion was lost. What city would that be?King's Landing. I am sending you to court. It was the last thing Tyrion Lannister would ever have anticipated. He reached for his wine, considered fo...
What sort of gods make rats and plagues and dwarfs?
There are too many steps in this castle, and it seems to me they add a few every night, just to vex me - Maester Cressen
The day will come when you need them to respect you, even fear you a little. Laughter is poison to fear.
I know I want you, he heard himself say, all his vows and his honor all forgotten. She stood before him naked as her name day, and he was as hard as the rock around them. He had been in her half a hun...
Go Ahead, call me all the names you want, Sansa said airily. You won't dare when I'm married to Joffrey. You'll have to bow and call me Your Grace. She shrieked as Arya flung the orange across the tab...
Do as you're told, sweetling, it won't be so bad. Wolves are supposed to be brave, aren't they?
A wise man did not pour wildfire on a brazier. Instead he poured a fresh cup of wine.
The unseen enemy is always the most fearsome.
Jaime gave her [Brienne] a hard smile. See, wench? We know each other too well.
„You're Ned Stark's bastard, aren't you?Jon felt a coldness pass right through him. He pressed his lips together and said nothing.„Did I offend you? Lannister said. „Sorry. Dwarfs don't have to be tac...
Tyrion felt the heat rise in him. It was not my dagger, he insisted. How many times must I swear to that? Lady Stark, whatever you may believe of me, I am not a stupid man. Only a fool would arm a com...
Jaime: Bir el kaybettim, bir baba, bir oğul, bir kız kardeş, bir sevgili ve çok yakında bir erkek kardeş kaybedeceğim. Ve bana hâlâ Lannister Hanedanı'nın bu savaşı kazandığını söylüyorlar.
The comic book is not the book. the graphic novel is not the novel. The same, of course, is true of films and television. When we move a story from one medium to another, no matter how faithful we att...
Why do the Gods make kings and queens if not to protect the ones who can't protect themselves?