There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, the beast stirs.

I crossed a thousand leagues to come to you, and lost the best part of me along the way. Don't tell me to leave.

All men are fools, if truth be told, but the ones in motley are more amusing than ones with crowns.

We're all just songs in the end. If we are lucky.

Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next.

Why do the Gods make kings and queens if not to protect the ones who can't protect themselves?

Noseless and Handless, the Lannister Boys.

Half-truths are worth more than outright lies.

She is not truly beautiful but something about her draws the eye.

Remember Old Nan's stories, Bran. Remember the way she told them, the sound of her voice. So long as you do that, part of her will always be alive in you.

He wished he could relieve himself of his doubts and guilts half as easily.

... And the boy whose hair remained the color of lemons forever.

If you lose God's paradise in Heaven, then you never existed.

Among the most sacred gifts you can give your child is the gift of health. This gift is best given by example." Dr. Rand Olson

There are some jobs in which it is impossible for a man to be virtuous.

Love, you drive me to distraction.

I respect the second amendment and the right of individuals to own firearms. But I think that we all agree that there are some people who should not be able just to walk in and buy weapons of war.

Most human beings today waste some 25 to 30 years of their lives before they break through the actual and conventional lies which surround them.

Thanks,” I say, and Finn looks uncomfortable. Mum used to say he was like a faerie; he didn't like to be thanked. I add, “Sorry.

All authority is quite degrading. It degrades those who exercise it, and it degrades those over whom it is exercised.

I was the youngest of seven kids and I would not have been able to go to college without an athletic scholarship.