“ Stories wait, my little lord, and when you come back to them, why, there they are, George R.R. Martin
“ Some lights cast more than one shadow. Stand before nightfall and you'll see for yourself. The flames shift and dance, never still. The shadows grow tall and short, and every man casts a dozen. Some a… George R.R. Martin
“ So, now that we are of one purpose, we ought have no more secrets between us. You say Joffrey had Lord Eddard killed, Varys dismissed Ser Barristan, and Littlefinger gifted us with Lord Slynt. Who mur… George R.R. Martin
“ So long as she could kill with a whisper, Arya need not be afraid of anyone . . . but once she used up the last death, she would only be a mouse again. George R.R. Martin
“ So be it. I'll wear my iron and hold my tongue. A man who won't listen can't hear. George R.R. Martin
“ She remembered the godswood, drooping branches heavy with moisture, and the sound of her brother’s laughter as he chased her through piles of damp leaves. George R.R. Martin
“ Shadow? Davos felt his flesh prickling. A shadow is a thing of darkness. You are more ignorant than a child, ser knight. There are no shadows in the dark. Shadows are the servants of light, the childr… George R.R. Martin
“ Ser Loras lusts for glory as real men lust for women, the least the gods can do is grant him a death worthy of a song. George R.R. Martin
“ Ser Barristan, she called, I know what quality a king needs most. Courage, Your Grace? Cheeks like iron, she teased. All I do is sit. George R.R. Martin
“ Reading books by candlelight will make you blind.I need the candlelight to see the words, ser.Do you want a clout in the ear? George R.R. Martin
“ Proud men might shout that they would sooner die free than live as slaves, but pride was cheap. When the steel struck the flint, such men were rare as dragon's teeth; elsewise the world would not have… George R.R. Martin
“ Power resides only where men believe it resides. [...] A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow. George R.R. Martin