“ Many called her beautiful. She was not beautiful. She was red, and terrible, and red. George R.R. Martin
“ A ruler needs a good head and a true heart, she famously told the king. A cock is not essential. George R.R. Martin
“ I will leave the making of law to you, brother, Prince Baelon declared, I would sooner make sons. George R.R. Martin
“ I wish I was home, She said miserably. She tried so hard to be brave, to be fierce as a wolverine and all, but some times she felt she was a little girl after all. George R.R. Martin
“ Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still water. George R.R. Martin
“ Nothing' isn't better or worse than anything. Nothing is just... nothing." Arya Stark George R.R. Martin
“ The singers make much of kings who valiantly die in battle, but your life is worth more than a sword. To me at least, who gave it to you. George R.R. Martin
“ The man had a hand down between her legs, and he must have been hurting her there, because the woman started to moan, low in her throat. George R.R. Martin
“ No human metal had gone into the forging of that blade. It was alive with moonlight, translucent, a shard of crystal so thin that it seemed to almost vanish when seen edge on. There was a faint blue s… George R.R. Martin
“ You are your mother's trueborn son of Lannister.Am I? the dwarf replied, sardonic. Do tell my lord father. My mother died birthing me, and he's never been sure.I don't even know who my mother was, Jon… George R.R. Martin
“ The gods heard my prayer, she thought. She felt so numb and dreamy. My skin has turned to porcelain, to ivory, to steel. George R.R. Martin
“ Hear me, Daenerys Targaryen. The glass candles are burning. Soon comes the pale mare, and after her the others. Kraken and dark flame, lion and griffin, the sun's son and the mummer's dragon. Trust no… George R.R. Martin
“ Catelyn wanted to run to him, to kiss his sweet brow, to wrap him in her arms so tightly that he would never come to harm.... George R.R. Martin
“ Perhaps I cannot make my people good, she told herself, but I should at least try to make them a little less bad. George R.R. Martin
