Quotes About Adversity

What was he now? Only Bran the broken boy, Brandon of House Stark, prince of a lost kingdom, lord of a burned castle, heir to ruins.

Are you certain they never cut your member off?" Tormund gave a shrug, as if to say he would never understand such madness. "Well, you are a free man now, but if you will have the girl, best find yourself a she-bear. If a man does not use his member it grows smaller and smaller, until one day he wants to piss and cannot find it.

Arya did not dare [take a bath], even though she smelled as bad as Yoren by now, all sour and stinky. Some of the creatures living in her clothes had come all the way from Flea Bottom with her; it didn't seem right to drown them.

A long time ago, she remembered her father saying that when the cold winds blow the lone wolf dies and the pack survives.

If I pray nicely, will the Father give me a new hand? No. But the Warrior will give you courage, the Smith will lend you strength, and the Crone will give you wisdom. It's a hand I need.

One foe at a time, that was what the old man always said.

Seven, Brienne thought again, despairing. She had no chance against seven, she knew. No chance, and no choice. She stepped out into the rain, Oathkeeper in hand.

I am the blood of the dragon. I must be strong. I must have fire in my eyes when I face them, not tears.»

hard places breed hard men, and hard men rule the world.

His wits were coming back to him, however slowly. That was good. His wits were all he had.

When a wolf descends upon your flocks, all you gain by killing him is a short respite, for other wolves will come,

The Castle can be rebuilt, in time. It's not the walls that make a lord, it's the man. - Stannis Baratheon

Even if the boy does live, he will be a cripple. Worse than a cripple. A grotesque. Give me a good clean death.' Tyrion replied with a shrug that accentuated the twist of his shoulders. 'Speaking for the grotesques,' he said, 'I beg to differ. Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.

If they want to give you a name, take it, make it your own. Then they can't hurt you with it anymore.

There is always someone quicker and stronger, Ser Rodrik had once told Jon and Robb. He's the man you want to face in the yard before you need to face his like upon a battlefield.

Nothing tarnishes a hero as much as failure.

The worst ones always live.

There's always a bear,

Un hombre puede ser valiente cuando tiene miedo? —Es el único momento en que puede ser valiente.

If you step in a nest of snakes, does it matter which one bites you first?

Lo peor no ha pasado. Lo peor no ha hecho más que empezar, y no hay final feliz.

Terrible times breed terrible things, my lord.

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

Every hurt is a lesson, and every lesson makes you better.