It's a weapon we have, and we need all the weapons we can get

No one should be forced to be something they aren't.

Whoever designed this city built it to complement the setting sun as perfectly as the stars complement the night.

If stubborness were all that was needed to be a good queen, I'd rule the world.

You've fought for Winter so spectacularly, and I am more proud than I have ever been to call you my son. But don't forget to fight for yourself as well--there is no shame in that

Anything that lives here has to be just as harsh and determined as the sun, born of a fiery stubbornness that is either extremely brave or extremely stupid.

Self-love my liege is not so vile a sin as self-neglecting.

Make sure you're doing something that you love, that you're willing to do for the rest of your life. If you're doing it for money, that's the only thing you won't make.

Many people have come to think they can just wake up and have things handed to them.

If there's one thing I can't bear, it's people who are wise during the event.

I am really fascinated by self-sabotage. I think that there's not a person I know who doesn't fall victim to it. It's essential to the human condition, and relatable.

in the city at best one lives the life of others, the life of the shop, the street, the crowd, while in the country one must live one's own life.

The issue of faith is not so much whether we believe in God, but whether we believe the God we believe in. (p.35)

The best way I can mentor and lead those around me is to embody these qualities myself.

I don't really say too much to my parents. If they ask me to do something I just do it and get it out of the way.

Even the sad roots songs have a lot of good stories to them, and the murder ballads are good too. I mean, who doesn't like to watch a nice gory murder film on TV?