Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.
A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
You know nothing, Jon Snow
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.
I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men.
Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used against you
The man who never reads lives only one.
The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.
The common people pray for rain, healthy children and a summer that never ends. It is no matter to them if the high lords play their game of thrones, so long as they are left in peace.
What's dead may never die.
What is dead may never die, but rises again, stronger and harder.
Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.
A Lannister always pays his debts.
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.
For the night is dark and full of terrors.
The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid.
There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: “Not today.
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