2 Quotes Tagged: melisandre

Sort by Popularity
"The ruby at Melisandre's throat gleamed red. "It is not those foes who curse you to your face that you must fear, but those who smile when you are looking and sharpen their knives when you turn your back. You would do well to keep your wolf close beside you. Ice, I see, and daggers in the dark. Blood frozen red and hard, and naked steel. It was very cold."
"It is always cold on the Wall."
"You think so?"
"I know so, my lady."
"Then you know nothing, Jon Snow," she whispered."
George R. R. Martin, American writer and television producer (born 1948)
This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references
the-wall jon-snow ygritte 59 melisandre parallels
Find Similar
She said sorcery is a sword without a hilt. There is no safe way to grasp it.

A wise woman...A sword without a hilt is still a sword, though, and a sword is a fine thing to have when foes are all about.
George R. R. Martin, American writer and television producer (born 1948)
This quote has a book source. Sign up to see titles and page references
magic-quotes sorcery a-song-of-ice-and-fire jon-snow westeros warning magic melisandre
Find Similar