It was astonishing to see how angry Cersei could wax over accusations she knew perfectly well to be true.

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.

Humans seek connection above all else, and we are willing to destroy things to attain it.

Wide is the gate and broad is the path that leads to destruction and many go that way

The name 'Wiz' comes from me being the youngest dude in my age group of people that I hung out with. I was pretty good at anything I tried to do, so they would call me a young wiz.

When a person, yielding to God and believing the truth of God, is filled with the Spirit of God, even his faintest whisper will be worship.

You cannot get a new economy without a new society.

I do ride a bicycle occasionally, but not those stupid stationary ones you see in gyms. I do have one of those, I must confess, but its quite literally a pain in the arse, so I dont use it.

I'm not one to sit around and be satisfied about something. I can always get better.

I consider the Christian religion so important, [Jesus is] somebody I can totally rely on in my own mind.

What is literature, really? Boiled down to a single sentence, I'd say it's this: an endless conversation about what it means to be human. And to read literature is to engage in that conversation.

The facts of the present won't sit still for a portrait. They are constantly vibrating, full of clutter and confusion.