Yes - 90% of fantasy is crap. And so is 90% of science fiction and 90% of mystery fiction and 90% of literary fiction.

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.

It’s a poem, of our love, that doesn’t rhyme. A story, never meant to have, a happy end.

I have a plan, and I’m following it. I can focus on doing what is within my control, and I don’t need to be afraid of the results.

I was born into the most remarkable and eccentric family I could possibly have hoped for.

Marry your son when you will, but you daughter when you can.

Yeah, I know he discovered the West Indies; it wasn't America. But the whole thing with Columbus was that people had been telling him, 'Don't go. The world's flat.' But he kept going. He found land.

I'd have to be superman to do some of the things I'm supposed to have done, I've been at six different places at six different times.

Whether you agree with me, disagree with me, like me or loathe me, don't bind my hands when I am negotiating on behalf of the British people.

I want to create a little chaos and make people's heads turn.

You’re not worth the salt in my tears or the brain power it would take me to even conjure your face. (Aiden)

People are dynamic. They change, and soon as there are enough of you, things change [for a whole society].