Quotes from George R.R. Martin

He who kneels may rise again, blade in hand. He who will not kneel stays dead, stiff legs and all.

I'm not him, I'm not the turncloak, he died at Winterfell. My name is Reek, It rhymes with freak

Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?

It was not dead, just broken. Like me, he thought. I'm not dead either.

But the melancholy of Worlorn's dying forests had seeped into his flesh, and he saw Gwen through tainted eyes, a doll figure in a suit as faded as despair.

Only a fool would ever claim she was more beautiful than I. The world was full of fools, however.

Gendry, do you swear before the eyes of gods and men to defend those who cannot defend themselves, to protect all women and children, to obey your captains, your liege lord, and your king, to fight bravely when needed and do such other tasks as are laid upon you, however hard or humble or dangerous they may be?

Sometimes nothing is the hardest thing to do. - Tyrrion Lannister

Guard your tongue before it digs your grave.

The night is dark and full of turnips," he announced in a solemn voice. "Let us all pray for venison, my children, with some onions and a bit of tasty gravy.

Men see what they expect to see,

Rhaegar had put his hand on Jaime's shoulder. "When this battle's done I mean to call a council. Changes will be made. I meant to do it long ago, but … well, it does no good to speak of roads not taken. We shall talk when I return.

When I was a boy, I dreamt that I could fly," he announced. "When I woke, I couldn't … or so the maester said. But what if he lied?

A man may prefer the taste of hippocras, yet if you set a tankard of ale before him, he will quaff it quick enough.

Such a happy sound, it makes me want to scoop out someone's eyeballs with a spoon.

Look at these oafs, Ned. My wife insisted I take these two to squire for me, and they're worse than useless. Can't even put a man's armor on him properly. Squires, they say. I say they're swineherds dressed up in silk." Ned only needed a glance to understand the difficulty. "The boys are not at fault," he told the king. "You're too fat for your armor, Robert.

A veces, los más grandes estúpidos son más astutos que los que se ríen de ellos.

The trap had teeth.

At night Tyrion would oft hear her praying. A waste of words. If there are gods to listen, they are monstrous gods who torment us for their sport. Who else would make a world like this, so full of bondage, blood, and pain?

Tyrion seated himself and took a sip of wine. "If a man paints a target on his chest, he should expect that sooner or later someone will loose an arrow at him. I have seen dead men with more humor than your Ser Alliser.

Begging for help never gets you any.

I am walking, he thought, exulting. Part of him knew that it was only a dream, but even the dream of walking was better than the truth of his bedchamber, walls and ceiling and door.

Fear is what keeps a man alive in this world of treachery and deceit.

Cats never weep, she told herself, no more than wolves. It's just a stupid dream.