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A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.
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reading
reading-books
readers
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a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
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mind
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Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.
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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 told him.
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courage
fear
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Fear cuts deeper than swords.
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fear
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Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.
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pain
truthful
perfect
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Winter is coming.
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winter
mottos
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Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness.
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The best fantasy is written in the language of dreams. It is alive as dreams are alive, more real than real ... for a moment at least ... that long magic moment before we wake. Fantasy is silver and scarlet, indigo and azure, obsidian veined with gold and lapis lazuli. Reality is plywood and plastic, done up in mud brown and olive drab. Fantasy tastes of habaneros and honey, cinnamon and cloves, rare red meat and wines as sweet as summer. ..
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George R.R. Martin |
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When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.
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George R.R. Martin |
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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 his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.
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responsibility
personal-responsibility
justice
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When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.
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loneliness
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Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.
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honesty
truth
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The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that.
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mormont
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.
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life
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What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side?
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tyrion-lannister
george-r-r-martin
a-song-of-ice-and-fire
wall
curiosity
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People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.
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people
truth
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I will hurt you for this. I don't know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you'll know the debt is paid.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Once you've accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.
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song-of-ice-and-fire
tyrion-lannister
george-r-r-martin
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George R.R. Martin |
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And I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things.
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George R.R. Martin |
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If I look back I am lost.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Nothing burns like the cold.
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winter
cold
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Every man must die, Jon Snow. But first he must live.
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George R.R. Martin |
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My skin has turned to porcelain, to ivory, to steel.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Laughter is poison to fear.
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laughter
fear
happiness
catelyn-stark
george-r-r-martin
wise
poison
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Power resides only where men believe it resides. [...] A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.
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George R.R. Martin |
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What do we say to the Lord of Death?' 'Not today.
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fear-of-death
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Rhaegar fought valiantly, Rhaegar fought nobly, Rhaegar fought honorably. And Rhaegar .
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George R.R. Martin |
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When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
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George R.R. Martin |
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The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Every flight begins with a fall.
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George R.R. Martin |
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A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.
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George R.R. Martin |
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My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That's why I read so much Jon Snow.
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song-of-fire-and-ice
tyrion-lannister
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Oh, my sweet summer child," Old Nan said quietly, "what do you know of fear? Fear is for the winter, my little lord, when the snows fall a hundred feet deep and the ice wind comes howling out of the north. Fear is for the long night, when the sun hides its face for years at a time, and little children are born and live and die all in darkness while the direwolves grow gaunt and hungry, and the white walkers move through the woods"
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foreboding
scary
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George R.R. Martin |
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Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle.
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diversity
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George R.R. Martin |
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My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.
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winter
friendship
george-r-r-martin
summer
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George R.R. Martin |
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Life is not a song, sweetling. Someday you may learn that, to your sorrow.
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romanticism
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George R.R. Martin |
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We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously.
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inspirational
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George R.R. Martin |
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Give me honorable enemies rather than ambitious ones, and I'll sleep more easily by night.
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honor
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George R.R. Martin |
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Old stories are like old friends, she used to say. You have to visit them from time to time.
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George R.R. Martin |
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There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Woman?" She chuckled. "Is that meant to insult me? I would return the slap, if I took you for a man." Dany met his stare. "I am Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, the Unburnt, Mother of Dragons, khaleesi to Drogo's riders, and queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros."
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George R.R. Martin |
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So many vows... they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or the other.
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