I am surrounded by flatterers and fools. It can drive a man to madness,.. . Half of them don’t dare tell me the truth, and the other half can’t find it.

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.

The hands of fate keep time on a heart-shaped clock.

A mothers greatest joy in having a child is to give that child fully and freely to God.

It is much easier to show compassion to animals. They are never wicked.

Every society has a tendency to reduce it's opponents to caricatures.

Modern programs must handle Unicode —Python has excellent support for Unicode, and will keep getting better.

As long as my opponent has not yet castled, on each move I seek a pretext for an offensive. Even when I realize that the king is not in danger.

Never give up your power to another person.

For me, cooking is very connected to my family and friends.

Tokyo may have more money and Kyoto more culture; Nara may have more history and Kobe more style. But Osaka has the biggest heart.

One Almighty is more than all mighties