“ The next morning the sea was calm again, the sun was shining, and the water was so blue and innocent a man might never know that under it my brother floated, dead with all his men. George R.R. Martin
“ His mouth would have given despair to even the drollest of fools; it was a mouth made for frowns and scowls and sharply worded commands, all thin pale lips and clenched muscles, a mouth that had forgo… George R.R. Martin
“ Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next. George R.R. Martin
“ Sam loved to listen to music and make his own songs, to wear soft velvets, to play in the castle kitchen beside the cooks, drinking in the rich smells as he snitched lemon cakes and blueberry tarts. H… George R.R. Martin
“ Only you could have won me away from the sea. I came back from the ends of the earth for you. George R.R. Martin
“ His dagger was out, poised at her throat. Sing, little bird. Sing for your little life. George R.R. Martin
“ Free folk don't follow names, or little cloth animals sewn on a tunic, the King-Beyond-the-Wall had told him. They won't dance for coins, they don't care how your style yourself or what that chain of… George R.R. Martin
“ This is a night for song and sin and drink, for come the morrow, the virtuous and the vile burn together. George R.R. Martin
“ Is that gallantry I smell, or just stupidity? The two scents are much alike, as I recall. George R.R. Martin
“ She liked the sharp salty smell of the air, and the vastness of horizons bounded only by a vault of azure sky above. George R.R. Martin
“ Oh, my sweet summer child, Old Nan said quietly, what do you know of fear?Fear is for the winter, my little lord, when the snows fall a hundred feetdeep and the ice wind comes howling out of the north… George R.R. Martin
“ Not cry. Fly.I can’t fly, Bran said. I can’t, I can’t…How do you know? Have you ever tried?The voice was high and thin. Bran looked around to see where it was coming from. A crow was spiraling down wi… George R.R. Martin
“ It was a time for warm embraces, for smiles, for toasts and reconciliations, for renewing old friendships and making new ones, for laughter and kisses.It was a good time, a golden autumn, a time of pe… George R.R. Martin
“ I am the blood of the dragon. I must be strong. I must have fire in my eyes when I face them, not tears. George R.R. Martin
