“ Power is a curious thing. Who lives, Who dies. Power resides where men believe it resides. It is a trick, A shadow on the wall. Lord Varys
“ Why is it always the innocents who suffer most, when you high lords play your game of thrones? George R.R. Martin
“ I beg you both, take heart.'(Varys)'Whose?' asked Tyrion sourly. He could think of several tempting choices. George R.R. Martin
“ Petyr 'Littlefinger' Baelish: The realm. Do you know what the realm is? It's the thousand blades of Aegon's enemies, a story we agree to tell each other over and over, until we forget that it's a lie.… George R.R. Martin
“ I confess, I do not understand what there is in her to make a clever man like you act such a fool.You might, if you were not a eunuch.Is that the way of it? A man may have wits, or a bit of meat betwe… George R.R. Martin
“ The Red Keep shelters two sorts of people, Lord Eddard, Varys said. Those who are loyal to the realm, and those who are loyal only to themselves. George R.R. Martin
