Sometimes the best way to baffle them is to make moves that have no purpose, or even seem to work against you

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.

I simply can't build my hopes on a foundation of confusion, misery and death... I think... peace and tranquillity will return again.

Nothing gives us courage more readily than the desire to avoid looking like a damn fool.

We live in the midst of alarms; anxiety beclouds the future; we expect some new disaster with each newspaper we read.

Acceptance is going to a restaurant where the salad's not great, but the steak is fine.

It's fun to be sarcastic, but now I'm able to express myself in a way that's much more sincere.

The Master said, "A true teacher is one who, keeping the past alive, is also able to understand the present."

Man is a food-dependent creature. If you don't feed him, he will die. If you feed him improperly, part of him will die.

My own feeling is that a corporation has no right to have a political or social influence.

Just do it. Get it down on the page. Work hard. And then let go. Ask yourself why you want to write. You have to be clear about that.