There are no men like me. There's only me

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.

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.

People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.

[P]oetry resembles metaphysics: one does not mind one's own, but one does not like anyone else's.

Life affords no higher pleasure than that of surmounting difficulties, passing from one step of success to another, forming new wishes and seeing them gratified.

The greatest mistake we can make is to stay on the ground after falling.

I'm half good and I'm half bad. My mama is a very good girl and my daddy is a very bad boy. And I guess that leaves me somewhere sort of...here.

I fear the boredom that comes with not learning and not taking chances.

When somebody gives you a sexy look, you know they're trying. It's terrible! But when you smile, it's so much sexier!

Don't promise twice what you can do at once.

I was never a 'sit down with a notepad and write lyrics' kind of person.

Poverty, chastity, and obedience are extremely difficult. But there are always the graces if you will pray for them.

My dad's death reminds me of earthquakes - things that shake your foundation.