He never wanted love, though. You cannot eat love, nor buy a horse with it, nor warm your halls on a cold night.

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.

Then she lay on her back and gazed at the cloudless sky. Mr. Beebe, whose opinion of her rose daily, whispered to his niece that that was the proper way to behave if any little thing went wrong.

That's the worst of growing up, and I'm beginning to realize it. The things you wanted so much when you were a child don't seem half so wonderful to you when you get them

Life is not a one act play

Our greatest glory is not in never failing, but in rising up every time we fail.

From now on, I'll connect the dots my own way.

Judy Blume excels at describing how it feels to be invisible. So how poetic is it that Blume herself is suddenly everywhere?

The 'fiscal cliff' is a ruse, an invention by the right and the rich, to try and keep their huge tax breaks.

If anything I consider myself non-violent. I'm from the hippy era, peace, love, groovy.

Instead of insight, maybe all a man gets is strength to wander for a while.

I try to be as fearless as possible. I don't always succeed, but I like to think I try.