# Quote — George RR Martin, A Clash of Kings

> "One day I may make you a lord, smuggler. If only to irk Celtigar and Florent. You will not thank me, though. It will mean you must suffer through these councils, and feign interest in the braying of mules."
>
> "Why do you have them, if they serve no purpose?"
>
> "The mules love the sound of their own braying, why else?"

- Author: [George RR Martin](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-rr-martin.md)
- Book: [A Clash of Kings](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-rr-martin/a-clash-of-kings.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire#A_Clash_of_Kings_(1999)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-rr-martin/a-clash-of-kings/one-day-i-may

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

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> He should thank the gods that Ser Rodrik was not ironborn. The men of the green lands were made of softer stuff, though he was not certain they would prove soft enough.

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> 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.

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