Not everyone who spoke you friendly was really your friend." - Arya

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.

When you are in a room with Kurtis, whether its one or a hundred he is the only person that matters.

Liberalism is not fond of fun, or at least of many forms of fun that many people like.

Justice is the insurance which we have on our lives and property. Obedience is the premium which we pay for it.

She [Nana] listened to his [Steiner's] propositions, turning them down every time with a shake of the head and that provocative laughter which is peculiar to full-bodied blondes.

One thing I can't do is do anything half-assed. I want to make sure everything is right, that the song is fully realized.

I did not bow down to you, I bowed down to all the suffering of humanity.

A writer's job is to imagine everything so personally that the fiction is as vivid as memories.

I have a lot of older brothers who messed up in different ways in my mother's eyes. So I learned from all of their mistakes.

There are Two Secrets to Success: 1. Don't tell ANYONE Everything you know 2.If you have to ask what Jazz is, you'll never know.

Being a parent is the hardest thing in the world... the psychological toll it takes on you because these lives are in your hands. I take it very seriously.