The hard truths are the ones to hold tight.-The Old Bear, A Game of Thrones
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George R.R. Martin
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Works
Books and titles linked to this author
A Clash of Kings
A Dance with Dragons
A Feast for Crows
A Game of Thrones
A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
A Song for Lya
A Song of Ice and Fire
A Storm of Swords
A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold
A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow
Ace in the Hole
Dreamsongs Section 5: Hybrids and Horrors
Dreamsongs, Volume I
Dreamsongs, Volume II
Dying of the Light
The Armageddon Rag
The Hedge Knight
The Pear Shaped Man
Tuf Voyaging
Quotes
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There was an agelessness about him, a stillness; on Roose Bolton's face, rage and joy looked much the same.
A man grows weary of having no lovers but his fingers.
The gods made our bodies as well as our souls, is it not so? They give us voices, so we might worship them with song. They give us hands, so we might build them temples. And they give us desire, so we might mate and worship them in that way.
There is no shame in loving.
Only a starving man asks bread from a begger
Harsh justice is still justice.
Can a man still be brave if he__ afraid?___hat is the only time a man can be brave,
Fat men take a cushion with them wherever they go.
I have some devotional books you can look over. Learn to quote from them. Nothing discourages unwanted questions as much as a flow of pious bleating.(Petyr Baelish to Sansa Stark)
No mortal man could frighten him, no more than the darkness could, nor the bones of his soul, the grey and grisly bones of his soul.
There is power in a King's blood.
We Lannisters do have a certain pride," said Tyrion Lannister.__ride?_ Catelyn snapped. His mocking tone and easy manner made her angry. __rrogance, some might call it. Arrogance and avarice and lust for power.___y brother is undoubtedly arrogant,_ Tyrion Lannister replied. __y father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you?_ He grinned.
Power resides where men believe it resides. A very small man can cast a very large shadow.
She never forgets a slight, real or imagined. She takes caution for cowardice and dissent for defiance. And she is greedy. Greedy for power, for honour, for love.
I crossed a thousand leagues to come to you, and lost the best part of me along the way. Don't tell me to leave.
...grief can derange even the strongest and most disciplined of minds.
... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.