Quotes from George R.R. Martin

red hair was rare among the free folk, and those who had it were said to be kissed by fire, which was supposed to be lucky.

You've got a bold tongue, little man. One day, someone is like to cut it out and make you eat it.

No one mocked him in his bedchamber, but he would not live his life in bed.

Bana Lord Kar deme.' Cüce bir ka??n? kald?rd?. 'Sana iblis denmesini mi tercih edersin? Sözleriyle seni incitebileceklerini onlara hissettirirsen alaylar?ndan asla kurtulamazs?n. E?er sana bir isim vermeye kalk?yorlarsa, ismi al ve kendine mal et. Böylece, seni bir daha onunla yaralayamazlar.

Have a care how you speak to me, Imp. Doubtless he meant to sound threatening, but that absurd wisp of a mustache ruined the effect.

The Beauty raised her eyes, the only part of her that was truly beautiful.

Give me sweet lies, and keep your bitter truths.

The more people you love, the weaker you are.

They call me Baelon the Brave," the prince told his wife at her bedside, "but I would sooner fight a dozen battles than do what you've just done.

It is better to be seen as cruel than foolish.

Such a fierce little thing she is, they say, she has no need of comfort. They are wrong in that, I fear. All men need comfort.

Mai, mai dimenticare chi sei, perché di certo il mondo non lo dimenticherà. Trasforma chi sei nella tua forza così non potrà mai essere la tua debolezza. Fanne un'armatura e non potrà mai essere usata contro di te.

When a man was hurt you took him to the maester, but what could you do when your maester was hurt?

Not that I'm complaining. It was better than my old dream, where Harma Dogshead was feeding me to her pigs." "Harma's dead." Jon said. "But not the pigs. They look at me the way Slayer used to look at ham. Not to say that the wildlings mean us harm. Aye, we hacked their gods apart and made them burn the pieces, but we gave them onion soup. What's a god compared to a nice bowl of onion soup? I could do with mine myself.

Now I understand why King Stannis let the wildlings through the Wall. He means for us to eat them.

You cannot tame a dragon with a history lesson.

Just where do you think you are going, Arya?' the septa demanded. Arya glared at her. 'I have to go shoe a horse,' she said sweetly taking a brief satisfaction in the shock on the septa's face.

It is chivalry that makes a true knight, not a sword.

He wants you to smile and smell sweet and be his lady love. He wants to hear you recite all your pretty little words the way the septa taught you. He wants you to love him... and fear him.

Never forget what you are the rest of the world will not. Wear it like armour and it can never be used to hurt you.

I had feared it from the start, from the moment you first smiled at me and let me touch your hand. My own father could not love me. Why would you if not for gold?

When a pirate grows rich enough, they make him a prince.

Fat men take a cushion with them wherever they go.

Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?" "That is the only time a man can be brave,