A small spoon of victory is just the thing to settle the stomach before battle, " Ser Imry had declared happily.

People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.

The storms come and go, the waves crash overhead, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling. (Varys)

There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.

A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.

Was there ever a war where only one side bled?

Is there any creature on earth as unfortunate as an ugly woman? (wonders Lady Catelyn Stark)

He who hurries through life hurries to his grave.

If you need help bark like a dog." - Gendry. "That's stupid. If I need help I'll shout help." - Arya

There are worse ways to die than warm and drunk.

Children are a battle of a different sort. ... A battle without banners or warhorns but no less fierce.

Elizabeth: "Your balls, Mr. Darcy?"Darcy: "They belong to you, Miss Bennett.

Always listen to your HEART. The wisdom of your heart is the connection to your authentic power - the true home of your spirit

I love fools who don't know they are fools but hate fools that know they are.

Dominance can be a tempration to division. "There are so many of us, we can afford to fight amongst ourselves.

If you go long enough without a bath, even the fleas will leave you alone.

If civilization is going to survive, business and policy-makers must move on, to find within themselves more developed emotions than fear or greed.

I do not give a damn about the dead. They died for the [Communist] Party and the Party can decide what it wants. I practice a live man's politics, for the living.

Just be patient, she told herself, and with the mounting pages, the strength of her writing fist grew.

The World is perfect as it is, including my desire to change it

The joy I get from winning a major championship doesn't even compare to the feeling I get when a kid writes a letter saying: 'Thank you so much. You have changed my life.'