George RR Martin
Quotes
There was something wild about a godswood; even here, in the heart of the castle in the heart of the city, you could feel the old gods watching with a thousand eyes.
“Kings have no friends,” Stannis said bluntly, “only subjects and enemies.”
"I am not without mercy", thundered he who was notoriously without mercy.
She got dirt in her mouth but she didn't care, the taste was fine, the taste was mud and water and worms and life.
“Sleep is good,” he said. “And books are better.”
"Look across the fields, brother? Do you see all those banners?"
"Do you think a few bolts of cloth will make you king?"
Bad enough when the dead come walking. Now the Old Bear wants them talking as well! ... The dead are likely dull fellows, full of tedious complaints—the ground’s too cold, my gravestone should be larger, why does he get more worms than I do...
“I do not know this Lord of Light,” Davos admitted, “but I knew the gods we burned this morning. The Smith has kept my ships safe, while the Mother has given me seven strong sons.”
“Your wife has given you seven strong sons. Do you pray to her? It was wood we burned this morning.”
That's my cursed luck. I kill the poor.
Let us not get into the habit of names. Names are dangerous.
“He’ll want what kings always want,” she said. “Homage.”
The smallfolk are always eager to believe the worst of their lords.
