George R. R. Martin Quotes

"Renly thought she was absurd. A woman dressed in man's mail, pretending to be a knight." "If he'd ever seen her in pink satin and Myrish lace, he would not have complained."

He thought of the promises he’d made Lyanna as she lay dying, and the price he’d paid to keep them.

Men will always underestimate you, he said, and their pride will make them want to vanquish you quickly, lest it be said that a woman tried them sorely. Let them spend their strength in furious attacks, whilst you conserve your own.

I have made more mistakes than you can possibly imagine,” Ned said, “but that was not one of them.

Equity is often difficult to judge, and still more difficult to achieve,

A turnip would have grasped it quicker.

And what of my wrath, Lord Stark?

Sweetness cloys. Tart fruit and tart women give life its savor.

Sphinx is the riddle, not the riddler.

Pride ill becomes a beggar, ser.

For a moment, he was relaxed and mindless, drifting peacefully, and then his identity returned to him lazily, like an unwanted afterthought.

Light our fire and protect us from the dark, blah blah, light our way and keep us toasty warm, the night is dark and full of terrors, save us from the scary things, and blah blah blah some more.

Wizards die the same as other men, once you cut their heads off.

Nothing knits a broken realm together so quick as an invading army on its soil.

Oh, Robb, I love you too. You know that. I try to share with you. I want to share what I read, what it was like. But I can't. We're cut off. I can't make you understand. I'm here and you're there and we can touch and make love and talk, but we're still apart. You see? You see? I'm alone.