The wildlings seemed to think Ygritte a great beauty because of her hair; red hair was rare among the free folk, and those who had it were said to be kissed by fire, which was supposed to be lucky.

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.

All good intellects have repeated, since Bacon's time, that there can be no real knowledge but which is based on observed facts.

I love Adele. Natasha Bedingfield is cool, those sort of people.

I think the real risk comes in being willing to try to be authentic.

I think every year you're in the NFL you probably lose three or five years off your lifespan.

Congratulations to Barack Obama - great victory based on building fairer economy and optimism about what politics can achieve.

I feel like my music is just an extension of my acting. I treat the songs like scenes that tell a story... it's very similar.

Today, President Barack Obama promised to 'detect and pursue' American tax evaders, as opposed to his first 100 days, in which he detected and nominated American tax evaders.

There is no prayer or good work so great, so pleasing to God, so useful to us as the Mass.

I went into journalism in a grandiose way. I thought maybe I'd do a little journalism whilst I write the great novel of all time you see -- one has to keep oneself afloat.

..we wear the mask that grins and lies, it hides our cheeks and shades our eyes- this debt we pay to human guile; with torn and bleeding hearts we smile.