# Quote — George RR Martin, A Storm of Swords

> When the dead walk, walls and stakes and swords mean nothing. You cannot fight the dead, Jon Snow.

- Author: [George RR Martin](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-rr-martin.md)
- Book: [A Storm of Swords](https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-rr-martin/a-storm-of-swords.md)
- Source: [Wikiquote](https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/A_Song_of_Ice_and_Fire#A_Storm_of_Swords_(2000)) ([CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/))
- Quote page: https://www.leafyquotes.com/george-rr-martin/a-storm-of-swords/when-the-dead

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