So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.

There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.

We accept the love we think we deserve.

please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're not, they will be soon enough. And i will always believe the same about you.

I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know if anyone else ever has.

I would die for you. But I won't live for you.

If you care about somebody, you should want them to be happy. Even if you wind up being left out.

What about when someone doesn't need a shoulder? What if they need the arms?

I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with someone even if they could have. I need to know these people exist.

It’s strange how things can change back as suddenly as they changed originally. When one thing happens and suddenly, things are back to normal.

And things were back to normal except we were just friends.

We see nobody clearly. We see only the ghosts of absent others, and mistake for reality the fictions we construct from blueprints drawn up in early childhood. This is the problem.

Our chief defect is that we are more given to talking about things than to doing them.

I am Cersei of House Lannister, a lion of the Rock, the rightful queen of these Seven Kingdoms, trueborn daughter of Tywin Lannister. And hair grows back.

Acting is like peeling an onion. You have to peel away each layer to reveal another.

I'm probably better than I ever was in my career, as far as the mental aspect of the game.

Don't be different just for different's sake. If you see it differently, function that way. Follow your own muse, always.

My dad had been an ardent amateur photographer, and he taught me to compose a photograph from the back to the front, and then populate the picture.

February, when the days of winter seem endless and no amount of wistful recollecting can bring back any air of summer.

If your child marches to a different beat, a different drummer, you might just have to go along with that music. Help them achieve what’s important to them.

I read every script from beginning to end, and I read every draft that I can. I like the show, I like the character, and I want to protect both of those things.