#ASOIAF: GAME OF THRONES. an assortment of quotes from george r.r. martin's a song of ice & fire series, beginning with the first novel.
can a man still be brave if heโs afraid?
that is the only time a man can be brave: when he is afraid.
if you would take a manโs life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.
a ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is.
sitting a throne is a thousand times harder than winning one.
half of them donโt dare tell me the truth, & the other half canโt find it.
never forget what you are, for surely the world will not.
if i look back, i am lost.
every flight begins with a fall.
now you know why you must live.
remember why i came here, my love.
when the snows fall & the white winds blow... the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives.
the common people pray for rain, healthy children, & a summer that never ends. it is no matter to them if the high lords play their game of thrones, so long as they are left in peace.
i've never had a friend before.
i have made more mistakes than you can possibly imagine.
you wear your honor like a suit of armor. you think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down.
is it so far from madness to wisdom?
children grow & children learn.
there are no heroes. in life, the monsters win.
to each of you i say: give me your hands & your hearts, & there will always be a place for you.
love is the bane of honor, the death of duty.
don't you see? don't you see?
life is not a song, sweetling. you may learn that one day, to your sorrow.
we are only human, & the gods have fashioned us for love.
i thank you for the lessons you have taught me.
fear cuts deeper than swords.
some old wounds never truly heal, & bleed again at the slightest word.
death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.
that is our great glory, & our great tragedy.
what do you know of fear?
a bruise is a lesson. each lesson makes us better.