I will teach them what it means to put a lion in a cage, Cersei thought.

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.

Everyman has his own destiny: The only imperative is to follow it, to accept it, no matter where it leads him.

Tofu tacos are not Mexican. I think putting tofu on anything and calling it Mexican is an insult to my people.

No faith is our own that we have not arduously won.

Dedication to one's work in the world is the only possible sanctifica-tion. Religion in all its forms is dedication to Someone Else's work not yours.

I'm very scared of water. When you don't see the water... I imagine monsters - stupid things.

Watching those guys pummel each other so no one would suspect them of being weak was too much for me. Their reputations were more important than their faces.

Could have sworn her breastses was sending me messages.

One cannot apologize for one's nature.

The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes.

I was born in the year the Titanic sank. The Titanic went down, and I came up. That tells you a little about the fairness of life.