I think life is a jape. Yours, mine, everyone's

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.

If you can make a woman laugh you can do anything with her.

Global warming, you don't win it. It's this weird steady-state issue that's going to be with us for a few thousand years.

To pretend I was sliding down the stair rail." He laughed again. " You should have done it. I would have caught you at the bottom.

I have to go back to my younger days, when I just adored Hollywood musicals.

If you don't ask, you don't get it

The Ordinary Life: the misery seems planned, the happiness accidental.

We do not want actions, but men; not a chemical drop of water, but rain; the spirit that sheds and showers actions, countless, endless actions.

Barbara did the selecting, and that's probably the most brilliant thing, was she put together a group of women, different backgrounds, different experiences.

I love Krispy Kreme donuts, but doesn't the thought of cream that's crispy just churn your stomach?

There is no way to overstate the magnitude of the collective spiritual transformation that will occur when we shift from food of violent oppression to food of gentleness and compassion.