Life is not a song, sweetling. Someday you may learn that, to your sorrow.

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.

Once you chose the power of love, nothing is impossible.

Men are beginning to realize that they are not individuals but persons in society, that man alone is weak and adrift, that he must seek strength in common action.

My comedy does not come from a place of deep cynicism, and I tend to play characters who are naive in some way.

Be respectful to your peers and yourself, of course. Don't be a jerk. But at the same time don't settle for anything less than yourself.

When I step into the kitchen in the morning, I go for the scrambled eggs with pine nuts and minced lamb. When I finish at night, it is hard to resist the burger.

Our goal is to try to bring a calm and simplicity to what are incredibly complex problems so that you're not aware really of the solution.

I'm old-school. I want to be there to drop off my daughter at school and pick her up.

When I am asked how I began writing poems, I talk about the indifference of nature.

Who has more pockets than a magician? A boy. Whose pockets contain *more* than a magicians? A boy's.

The most important thing is that there is clear reporting structure and everyone knows what it is.