“ There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, the beast stirs. The scent of blood is all it takes to wake him. George R.R. Martin
“ The sun will soon be setting, and corpses make poor company by night. These were dark and dangerous men, alive. I doubt that death will have improved them. George R.R. Martin
“ The summers have been shorter since the last dragon died, and the winters longer and crueler. George R.R. Martin
“ The rocking of the deck beneath his feet made his stomach heave, and the wretched food tasted even worse when retched back up. George R.R. Martin
“ The only way to keep your people loyal is to make certain they fear you more than they do the enemy. George R.R. Martin
“ The ones who look the most suspicious are likely innocent. It's the ones who look innocent I need to beware. George R.R. Martin
“ The old man laid a withered, spotted hand on his shoulder. It hurts, boy, he said softly. Oh, yes. Choosing . . . it has always hurt. And always will. I know. George R.R. Martin
“ The oft repeated jape about his father was just another lie, Lord Tywin Lannister in the end did not shit gold. George R.R. Martin
“ The maester had taught him all the banners: the mailed fist of the Glovers, silver on scarlet; Lady Mormont’s black bear; the hideous flayed man that went before Roose Bolton of the Dreadfort; a bull… George R.R. Martin
“ The galleys...had been dirven onto the rocks of Skagos, the isle of unicorns and cannibals where even the Blind Bastard had feared to land. George R.R. Martin
“ The dwarf has risen from the dead, Tyrion thought. And look, he's uglier than ever, run tell your friends. George R.R. Martin
“ The blood of the First Men still flows in the veins of the Starks, and we hold to the belief that the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. George R.R. Martin
“ The battle proved a victory—at least in part—and soon after, his grandfather finally died, and Ser Elmo became Lord of Riverrun. But he did not long enjoy his station; he died on the march forty-nine… George R.R. Martin
“ The air smelled of paper and dust and years. Jon plucked a scroll from a bin, blew off the worst of the dust. A corner flaked off between his fingers as he unrolled it. Look, this one is crumbling, he… George R.R. Martin
“ The High Septon once told me that as we sin, so do we suffer. If that’s true, Lord Eddard, tell me… why is it always the innocents who suffer most, when you high lords play your game of thrones? George R.R. Martin
“ That's pretty. He remembered Sansa telling him once that he should say that whenever a lady told him her name. George R.R. Martin
“ Tell me, Bronn. If I told you to kill a babe... an infant girl, say, still at her mother's breast... would you do it? Without question?Without question? No. The sellsword rubbed thumb and forefinger t… George R.R. Martin
“ Tears, she said scornfully to Sansa as the woman was led from the hall. The woman's weapon, my lady mother used to call them. The man's weapon is a sword. And that tells us all you need to know, doesn… George R.R. Martin
