Better to mock the game than to play and lose.

When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.

The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow.

When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.

A Lannister always pays his debts.

There are no men like me. There's only me

For the night is dark and full of terrors.

A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.

The true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves.

The Lord of Winterfell would always be a Stark

The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid.

After being around such crazy people, how could I not change too?

Seek protection from the supreme-being.

There is little pride in writers. They know they are human and shall some day die and be forgotten. Knowing all this a writer is gentle and kindly where another man is severe and unkind.

And when is there time to remember, to sift, to weigh, to estimate, to total?

I was always interested in figuring things out. I'd do experiments, like combining things I found around the house to see what would happen if I put them together.

When men are most sure and arrogant they are commonly most mistaken.

Change in yourself what you want to change in the world.

We're as much influenced by everybody else as they are by us, if they are. It's just all a part of the big thing.

Usually, I'm the kind of actor where you show me once or twice, I can do it. I don't do it creatively, but I know how to do the process.

Country music artists are staying true to their roots, keeping it country but throwing a little bit of rock flair in there which I think is a good thing.