No mortal man could frighten him, no more than the darkness could, nor the bones of his soul, the grey and grisly bones of his soul.

Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.

My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.

Most have been forgotten. Most deserve to be forgotten. The heroes will always be remembered. The best. The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both.

History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will perforce happen again.

Do you want to die old and craven in your bed?- How else? Though not till I'm done reading.

Fat men take a cushion with them wherever they go.

This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.

I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood.""Do you want to die old and craven in your bed?""How else? Though not till I'm done reading.

The world the Citadel is building has no place in it for sorcery or prophecy or glass candles, much less for dragons.

Dreams turn to dust in light of day.

Everything in creation has its appointed painter or poet and remains in bondage like the princess in the fairy tale 'til its appropriate liberator comes to set it free.

If you’re looking for that one person who can change your life, take a look in the mirror.

I have four strikes against me. I'm black, I'm short, I'm intelligent, and I have a medical condition.

Happiness is understanding that friendship is more precious than mere things, more precious than getting your own way, more precious than being in situations where true principles are not at stake.

When your results are good, you are obviously going to have a lot of press. And when you start to falter a little bit, you are going to have some criticism, and there is nothing abnormal in that.

Do not delay, Do not delay: the golden moments fly!

Remind your self. Nobody constructed like you, you style your self.

President Obama promised to begin to slow the rise of the oceans and heal the planet. My promise... is to help you and your family.

My mom was at every single game I played as a kid, rain or shine

Keep your friends close and your enemies even closer.