George R.R. Martin

A sworn sworn owes his liege our service and obedience, but this is madness.

My own heroes are the dreamers, those men and women who tried to make the world a better place than when they found it, whether in small ways or great ones. Some succeeded, some failed, most had mixed results... but it is the effort that's heroic, as I see it. Win or lose, I admire those who fight the good fight.

Why would the stars want to look down on such as me?

My smile is my servant, he should come at my command.

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__ madness. Ultimately, in the history of [the] world, penises entering vaginas have given a lot of people a lot of pleasure; axes entering skulls, well, not so much.

You can write the most detailed, vivid description of an ax entering a skull, and nobody will say a word in protest. But if you write a similarly detailed description of a penis entering a vagina, you get letters from people saying they'll never read you again. What the hell? Penises entering vaginas bring a lot more joy into the world than axes entering skulls.

No one has ever died of restlessness, but rashness is another matter. We've planted seeds, let them grow.

No wounded man shall sound me and live.

Dream anything hard enough, and it can be yours.

We're children. We're supposed to be childish.

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.

Summer will end soon enough, and childhood as well.

He is a sweet boy, quick to laugh, easy to love.

It's not a career for anyone who needs or values security. It's a career for gamblers. Every time you write a book you roll the dice again.

I have more concern for my nephew's welfare than for Lannister pride.

Pride ill becomes a beggar, ser.

A hedge knight must hold tight to his pride. Without it, he was no more than a sellsword

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.