“ They say night's beauties fade at dawn, and the children of wine are oft disowned in the morning light. George R.R. Martin
“ They are children, Sansa thought. They are silly little girls, even Elinor. They’ve never seen a battle, they’ve never seen a man die, they know nothing. Their dreams were full of songs and stories, t… George R.R. Martin
“ These old knights are more cunning than you think, or they would never have lived to see their first grey hair. George R.R. Martin
“ There was this to be said for weddings over battles, at least; it was less likely that someone would cut off your nose. George R.R. Martin
“ There are worse ways to die than warm and drunk. I knew a brother drowned himself in wine once. It was a poor vintage, though, and his corpse did not improve it. George R.R. Martin
“ The world's nothing but a mean bully, that's a fact. Even when you've big misfortunes threatening to drop on your head, small ones still take every chance to prick your toes. George R.R. Martin
“ The world was full of cravens who pretended to be heroes; it took a queer sort of courage to admit to cowardice as Samwell Tarly had. George R.R. Martin
“ The wind cut like a knife up here, and shrilled in the night like a mother mourning her slain children. George R.R. Martin
“ The way the world is made. The truth is all around you, plain to behold. The night is dark and full of terrors, the day bright and beautiful and full of hope. One is black, the other white. There is i… George R.R. Martin
“ The smell of food made him realize how ravenous he was. There was hot bread and honey, a bowl of pease porridge, a skewer of roast onions and well-charred meat. He sat by the tray, pulled apart the br… George R.R. Martin
“ The red priestess shuddered. Blood trickled down her thigh, black and smoking. The fire was inside her, an agony, an ecstasy, filling her, searing her, transforming her. Shimmers of heat traced patter… George R.R. Martin
“ The madness of mercy, Ned admitted. Ah, said Varys. To be sure. You are an honest and honorable man, Lord Eddard. Ofttimes I forget that. I have met so few of them in my life. He glanced around the ce… George R.R. Martin
“ The king is my son! Cersei rose to her feet. Aye, her uncle said, and from what I saw of Joffrey, you are as unfit a mother as you are a ruler. George R.R. Martin
“ The best lies contain within them nuggets of truth, enough to give a listener pause. George R.R. Martin
“ The best fantasy is written in the language of dreams. It is alive as dreams are alive, more real than real ... for a moment at least ... that long magic moment before we wake. Fantasy is silver and s… George R.R. Martin
“ The Westeros of Aegon’s youth was divided into seven quarrelsome kingdoms, and there was hardly a time when two or three of these kingdoms were not at war with one another. The vast, cold, stony North… George R.R. Martin
