Men fight more fiercely for a king who shares their peril than one who hides behind his mother's skirts. — George RR Martin

You should have learned by now, none of us get the things we want.

Knights may keep their truces when dealing with other knights, but they are not so careful of their honor when dealing with those whom they deem outlaw.

If I die, I die friendless and abandoned. What choice did that leave him, but to live?