Quotes About Authority

Some commands are more easily given than obeyed.

It please her to think that she made a better king than Robert.

Get the keys and remove those chains from him, before you make me rue the day I raped your mother. ~ Roose Bolton to his son

Craster is his own man. He has sworn us no vows. Nor is he subject to our laws. Your heart is noble, Jon, but learn a lesson here. We cannot set the world to rights. That is not our purpose. The Night's Watch has other wars to fight.

His grace is not an easy man. Few are, who wear a crown. Many good men have been bad kings, Maester Aemon used to say, and some bad men have been good kings.

Asha climbed quickly, to the fifth story and the room where her uncle read. Not that there are any rooms where he does not read. Lord Rodrik was seldom seen without a book in hand, be it in the privy, on the deck of his Sea Song, or whilst holding audience. Asha had oft seen him reading on his high seat beneath the silver scythes. He would listen to each case as it was laid before him, pronounce his judgment . . . and read a bit whilst his captain-of-guards went to bring in the next supplicant.

King Joffrey and King Robb and King Stannis were forgotten, and King Bread ruled alone.

My Throne is made from the swords of my enemies.

How they loved to promise heads, these men who would be king.

If you want to lead, learn how to follow.

His father took off the man's head with a single sure stroke. Blood sprayed out across the snow, as red as summerwine.

My smile is my servant, he should come at my command.

Or do you mean to rule over a realm of seals and otters?" She gave a rueful laugh. "Otters might be easier to rule than men, I grant you. And seals are smarter.

In his experience, entities that spoke in such a high-toned manner tended to have an acute regard for themselves that was inversely matched by a lack of concern for the comfort of those who minioned for them—indeed, even for their continued existence.

El poder reside donde los hombres creen que reside.

My trees, they said, you can't eat them apples. My stream, you can't fish here. My wood, you're not t' hunt. My earth, my water, my castle, my daughter, keep your hands away or I'll chop 'em off, but maybe if you kneel t' me I'll let you have a sniff.

her son upon his throne. When the lion falls the lesser beasts move in: the jackals and the

Wash out her private parts with lye and throw her in a dungeon," Tarly commanded.

what good is it to wear a crown? The gods mock the prayers of kings and cowherds alike.

I can smell defiance, I can smell pride, I can smell disobedience. I catch a whiff of any such stinks, you'll answer for it. When I sniff you, all I want to smell is fear.

Where the king goes, the realm follows -Catlyn Stark-

The hand of the king was the second-most powerful man in the Seven Kingdoms. He spoke with the king's voice, commanded the Kings army's, drafted the king's laws. At times he even sat upon the Iron Throne to dispense king's justice, when the king was absent, or sick, or otherwise indisposed. Robert was offering him a responsibility as large as the realm itself. It was the last thing in the world he wanted.

We herd sheep, we drive cattle, we lead people. Lead me, follow me, or get out of my way.

Lead me, follow me, or get the hell out of my way.