She had killed him with a whisper, and she would kill two more before she was through. I’m the ghost in Harrenhal, she thought. And that night, there was one less name to hate.

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.

Passion is a strong emotion and the enthusiasm to do something.

Anyone who knows how scary it is to be alone, can't help loving others." ~Rin Sohma

Though the wind was commanding the sand into even ridges, it couldn't control the sea.

Some people experience rare moments when everything they believe is challenged. Or at least shaken up. Those moments stay with them. Surprise, real surprise, is an exotic thing not soon forgotten.

No political body is sacred, sustainable or under protection, which allows the exploitation of its weakest citizens.

Choosing providers is not a choice between surveillance/not; it's just choosing which feudal lord gets to spy on you.

Repression in the human psyche is tightly bundled. When it has been pulled out of the sprung package so often it is perhaps difficult to push it back in the box.

So much of the way books get classified has to do with marketing decisions. I think it's more useful to think of literary books and sci-fi/fantasy books as existing on a continuum.

If you can't forgive and forget, pick one.

It is the highest manifestation of the power of Vairagya when it takes away even our attraction towards the qualities.