There are no men like me. There's only me
People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.
There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.
The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow.
So many vows … they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It’s too much. No matter what you do, you’re forsaking one vow or another.
He who hurries through life hurries to his grave.
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.
True knights protect the weak.” He snorted. “There are no true knights, no more than there are gods. If you can’t protect yourself, die and get out of the way of those who can. Sharp steel and strong arms rule this world, don’t ever believe any different.” Sansa backed away from him. “You’re awful.” “I’m honest. It’s the world that’s awful.
The man who never reads lives only one.
Ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.
I will hurt you for this. I don't know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you'll know the debt is paid.
When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
A woman's life is nine parts mess to one part magic, you'll learn that soon enough...and the parts that look like magic turn out to be the messiest of all.
A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.
Why should death make a man truthful, or even clever? The dead are likely dull fellows, full of tedious complaints - the ground's too cold, my gravestone should be larger, why does he get more worms than I do.
The storms come and go, the waves crash overhead, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling. (Varys)
In the songs all knights are gallant, all maids are beautiful, and the sun is always shining.
I'm honest. It's the world that's awful.
Once she had loved Prince Joffrey with all her heart, and admired and trusted her his mother, the queen. They had repaid that love and trust with her father's head. Sansa would never make that mistake again.
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