Quotes from George R.R. Martin

Men of honor will do things for their children that they would never consider doing for themselves.

There was an agelessness about him, a stillness; on Roose Bolton's face, rage and joy looked much the same.

Few of the birds that Aemon had sent off had returned as yet. One reached Stannis, though. One found Dragonstone, and a king who still cared.

Light our fire and protect us from the dark, blah blah, light our way and keep us toasty warm, the night is dark and full of terrors, save us from the scary things, and blah blah blah some more.

En las manos adecuadas, un libro puede ser tan peligroso como una espada.

I wonder what the High Septon would have to say about the sanctity of oaths sworn while dead drunk, chained to a wall, with a sword pressed to your chest?

The best calumnies are spiced with truth.

When will he be as he was?' Dany demanded. 'When the sun rises in the west and sets in the east' said Mirri Maz Duur. 'When the seas go dry and mountains blow in the wind like leaves. When your womb quickens again, and you bear a living child. Then he will return, and not before.

Men will always underestimate you, he said, and their pride will make them want to vanquish you quickly, lest it be said that a woman tried them sorely. Let them spend their strength in furious attacks, whilst you conserve your own. Wait and watch, girl, wait and watch.

Fear cuts deeper than swords. The man who fears losing has already lost.

The air smelled of paper and dust and years.

No man can say with certainty what the future may hold. But perhaps, in knowing what has already transpired, we can all do our part to avoid the mistakes of our forebears, to emulate their successes, and to create a world more harmonious for our children and their children, for generations to come.

The morning air was dark with the smoke of burning gods.

Jaime smiled. "I hope you're not thinking of taking the black on us, sweet brother." Tyrion laughed. "What, me, celibate? The whores would go begging from Dorne to Casterly Rock. No, I just want to stand on top of the Wall and piss off the edge of the world.

old stories are like old friends (...) you have to visit them from time to time.

The gods heard my prayer, she thought. She felt so numb and dreamy. My skin has turned to porcelain, to ivory, to steel.

The gods are blind. And men see only what they wish.

The most insidious thing about bondage was how easy it was to grow accustomed to it.

I will say, I think it odd that I am loved by one for a kindness I never did, and reviled by so many for my finest act.

I am not without mercy," thundered he who was notoriously without mercy.

Nasty thing, a crossbow. How many men you kill with that?" "Nine." His father counted for at least that many, surely. Lord of Casterly Rock, Warden of the West, Shield of Lannisport, Hand of the King, husband, brother, father, father, father.

Our maester chuckled at me and told us that Prince Rhaegar was certain to defeat this rebel. That was when Stark said, 'In this world only winter is certain. We may lose our heads, it's true . . . but what if we should prevail?' My father sent him on his way with his head still on his shoulders. 'If you lose,' he told Lord Eddard, 'you were never here.'" "No more than I was," said Davos Seaworth.

He never wanted love, though. You cannot eat love, nor buy a horse with it, nor warm your halls on a cold night.

It was never wise for a ruler to eschew the trappings of power, for power itself flows in no small measure from such trappings.