One man on the wall is worth ten beneath it.

…if you dance with dragons, you must expect to burn.

The Bear and the Maiden FairA bear there was, a bear, a bear!All black and brown, and covered with hair!The bear! The bear!Oh, come, they said, oh come to the fair!The fair? Said he, but I’m a bear!All black, and brown, and covered with hair!And Down the road from here to there.From here! To There!Three...

Small men oft feel a need to prove their courage with unseemly boasts,” he declared. “I doubt if he could kill a duck.”Tyrion shrugged. “Fetch the duck.

Sėdi kambaryje trys didūs vyrai – karalius, žynys ir auksu aptekęs turtuolis. Tarp jų stovi samdomas karys, paprastas žemakilmis, nedidelio proto žmogelis. Kiekvienas didžiūnas įtikinėja jį nužudyti kitus du. Karalius sako: “Užmušk juos, nes esu tavo teisėtas valdovas.” Žynys sako: “Užmušk, nes tokia yra dievų valia.” Turtuolis sako: “Užmušk juos, ir tau atiteks visas mano...

yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.

My brother is undoubtedly arrogant,” Tyrion Lannister replied. “My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you?

She never forgets a slight, real or imagined. She takes caution for cowardice and dissent for defiance. And she is greedy. Greedy for power, for honour, for love.

I can describe an axe entering a human skull in great explicit detail and no one will blink twice at it. I provide a similar description, just as detailed, of a penis entering a vagina, and I get letters about it and people swearing off. To my mind this is kind of frustrating, it’s madness....

Sex is sharing, you see, and it’s good to share with everyone. But the sharing has to be real and meaningful. That creates problems.

A man grows weary of having no lovers but his fingers.

There is no shame in loving.

The strongest trees are rooted in the dark places of the earth. Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother’s milk. Darkness will make you strong.

…the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.””…a ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is.

A book can be as dangerous as a sword in the right hands, said Haldon.

Mane įžeidžia tik melas, o nuoširdus patarimas – niekada.

Jaime,” ela disse, puxando-lhe a orelha “querido, eu o conheço desde que era um bebê no colo de Joanna. Sorri como Gerion e luta como Tyg, e há um pouco de Kevan em você, caso contrário não usaria esse manto… Mas o filho de Tywin é Tyrion, não você. Certa vez, eu disse isso na...

Man wants to be the king o’ the rabbits, he best wear a pair o’ floppy ears.

If any man tries to stop us, cut him down.

They’re both bungholes who think they’re too noble to shit,

Perhaps that is why the Starks have so little humor.

He who hurries through life hurries to his grave.

She tried so hard to be brave, to be fierce as a wolverine and all, but sometimes she felt like she was just a little girl after all.

You wear your honor like a suit of armor… You think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down and make it hard for you to move.

A shy smile, strong arms, clever fingers, and two sure swords. What more could any woman want?

Why won’t they let me be? I just need to rest, that’s all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a little.

A crisp roast chicken would set the world aright.

One day, she promised herself as she lay abed, one day she would allow herself to be less than strong.

Pourquoi ? demanda-t-il à l’armurier. Que suis-je pour eux ?— Un chevalier qui s’est souvenu de ses vœux.

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

Woman? Is that meant to insult me? I would return the slap, if I took you for a man. – Daenerys Targaryen

You win or you die.

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

She went to the window seat and sat there, sniffling, hating them all, and herself most of all. It was all her fault, everything bad that had happened.

But words in a book were one thing. The true test came in battle.

The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that.

Half-truths are worth more than outright lies.

A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. And we all do our duty, when there is no cost to it. How easy it seems then, to walk the path of honor. Yet soon or late in every man’s life comes a day when it is not easy,...

The storms come and go, the waves crash overhead, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling. (Varys)

love was a surer route to the people’s loyalty than fear

Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still water. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Strong as a bear. Fierce as a wolverine. Fear cuts deeper than swords. The man who fears losing has already lost. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Fear cuts deeper...

His cloak was his crowning glory; sable, thick and black and soft as sin.

A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.

The man who fears losing has already lost.

The truth will set us free. But freedom is cold and empty and frightening, and lies can often be warm and beautiful.

A bloody sword is a beautiful thing.

We do not choose our destinies. Yet we must… we must do our duty, no? Great or small, we must do our duty.

He has lived with fisherfolk, worked with his hands, swum in rivers and mended nets and learned to wash his own clothes at need. He can fish and cook and bind up a wound, he knows what it is like to be hungry, to be hunted, to be afraid. Tommen has been taught that kingship...

Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle.

The things I do for love.