Schemes are like fruit, they require a certain ripening.

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.

Marriage is the ultimate solitude with minimal privacy.

Remember that when you say ‘I will have none of this exile and this stranger for his face is not like my face and his speech is strange, ’ you have denied America with that word.

I stopped paying the price for success and started enjoying the price for success.

Being positive in a negative situation is not naive. It's leadership.

I was quite pleased that Prince Philip didn't say anything like, I hate queers! He was quite well behaved.

I just wanted to go to a place where I would feel happy and I am happy now.

Photography can light-up darkness and expose ignorance.

It's a better view if you're standing up than if you're laying down.

There's something strange about you-" she started to say. Oh, well, thanks!" he chuckled, his brown eyes twinkling at her.

I think the bar is higher these days in terms of audience expectations of authenticity.