George R.r. Martin, A Game Of Thrones

Quotes

• “A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. And we all do our duty, when there is no cost to it....”
• “I have a realistic grasp of my own strengths and weaknesses. My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert...”
• “The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into h...”
• “He drew the dagger and laid it on the table between them; a length of dragonbone and Valyrian steel, as sharp as the dif...”
• “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Arm...”
• “...How would you like to die, Tyrion son of Tywin?""In my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a maiden's mouth around...”
• “Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?''That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father ...”
• “... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
• “Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.”
• “Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.”
• “The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that.”
• “A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson makes us better.”
• “Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.”
• “When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.”
• “Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
• “Laughter is poison to fear.”
• “Winter is coming.”