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1c60d75
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The longer he lived, the more Tyrion realized that nothing was simple and little was true.
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George R.R. Martin |
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40d4e3d
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Tyrion looked pointedly at his right hand. "Why, I have steel in my hand, Ser Allister, although it appears to be a crab fork. Shall we duel?" He hopped up on his chair and began poking at Thorne's chest with the tiny fork. Roars of laughter filled the tower room. Bits of crab flew from the Lord Commander's mouth as he began to gasp and choke. Even his raven joined in, cawing loudly from above the window. "Duel! Duel! Duel!"
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George R.R. Martin |
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65cd532
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I was not born this morning, Lannister." "No, but you're like to die this afternoon."
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George R.R. Martin |
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86aec15
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Calm as still water. Strong as a bear. Fierce as a wolverine.
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George R.R. Martin |
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b4607e4
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Why did you make your people lambs, when the world is full of wolves.
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wolves
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George R.R. Martin |
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109c542
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Tell me that none of this troubles you, Jon...and I'll name you a liar, and know I have the truth of it. Jon drew himself up, taut as a bowstring. And if it did trouble me, what might I do, bastard as I am? What will you do? Mormont asked. Bastard as you are? Be troubled, said Jon, and keep my vows.
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George R.R. Martin |
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08e39c9
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Well, even if the boy lives, he'll be a cripple, grotesque. Give me a good, clean death any day.'...'Speaking for the grotesques, I'll have to disagree. Death is so final. Whereas life, ah life is so full of possibilities.
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George R.R. Martin |
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d3eaac2
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Is that gallantry I smell, or just stupidity? The two scents are much alike, as I recall.
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gallantry
scents
stupidity
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George R.R. Martin |
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32f6124
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The Red Keep was full of cats: lazy old cats dozing in the sun, cold-eyed mousers twitching their tails, quick little kittens with claws like needles, ladies' cats all combed and trusting, ragged shadows prowling the midden heaps. One by one Arya had chased them down and snatched them up and brought them proudly to Syrio Forel ... all but this one, this one-eared black devil of a tomcat. "That's the real king of this castle right there," on..
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George R.R. Martin |
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994384a
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Jon lied ... loudly, as if that could make it true.
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George R.R. Martin |
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639d5e1
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Spare me your empty little compliments, girl.... and you ser's. I am no knight. I spit on them and their vows.
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George R.R. Martin |
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95dd063
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The godswife thought her a child, but children grow, and children learn.
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George R.R. Martin |
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5154874
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It is hard to take orders from a man you laughed at in your cups,
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George R.R. Martin |
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1bd49cc
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I want her, he realized. I want Winterfell, yes, but I want her as well, child or woman or whatever she is. I want to comfort her. I want to hear her laugh. I want her to come to me willingly, bring me her joys and her sorrows and her lust.
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George R.R. Martin |
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29efe46
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So the wolfling is leaving his den to play among the lions," he said in a voice of quiet satisfaction."
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a-song-of-ice-and-fire
tywin-lannister
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George R.R. Martin |
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62dc08f
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There were four of them, Catelyn saw. An old man in the black of the Night's Watch, two servants ... and Tyrion Lannister, standing there small and bold as life. "My men will sleep in your stable, and as for myself, well, I do not require a large room, as you can plainly see." He flashed a mocking grin. "So long as the fire's warm and the straw reasonably free of fleas, I am a happy man."
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tyrion-lannister
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George R.R. Martin |
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6293a6b
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I can't command you to be brave, but I can command you to hide your fears.
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George R.R. Martin |
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25151e9
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Death should hold no fear for a man as old as me, but it does. Isn't that silly? It is always dark where I am, so why should I fear the darkness? Yet I cannot help but wonder what will follow, when the last warmth leaves my body.
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George R.R. Martin |
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f45fcd9
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Serving men cleared away the swan, hardly touched. Cersei beckoned for the sweets. "I hope you like blackberry tarts." "I love all sorts of tarts." "Oh, I've know that for a long while. Do you know why Varys is so dangerous?" "Are we playing riddles now? No." "He doesn't have a cock." "Neither do you." And don't you just hate that, Cersei? ""Perhaps, I'm dangerous too. You, on the other hand, are as big a fool as every other man. That..
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George R.R. Martin |
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9d59386
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Words are wind. If you love me, do not leave me.
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George R.R. Martin |
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869d947
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The sun will soon be setting, and corpses make poor company by night. These were dark and dangerous men, alive. I doubt that death will have improved them.
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George R.R. Martin |
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a109d3d
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Perhaps we can fly. All of us. How will we ever know unless we leap from some tall tower? No man ever truly knows what he can do unless he dares to leap.
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George R.R. Martin |
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c954785
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A long time ago, she remembered her father saying that when the cold winds blow the lone wolf dies but the pack survives. He had it all backwards. Arya the lone wolf, still lives, but the wolves of the pack had been taken and slain and skinned.
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George R.R. Martin |
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8e63423
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A hound will die for you, but never lie to you.
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loyalty
true
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George R.R. Martin |
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df7b673
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You disappoint me, Arianne. Said the crow to the raven. You have been disappointing me for years, Father.
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George R.R. Martin |
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3c8d18e
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Una vez el Septon Supremo me dijo que el sufrimiento es el precio que pagamos por nuestros pecados. Si eso es cierto, decidme, Lord Eddard... ?por que son siempre los inocentes los que mas sufren cuando vosotros, los grandes senores, jugais al juego de tronos?
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George R.R. Martin |
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87177f3
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Bring on your storm, my lord-and recall, if you do, the name of this castle"-Ser Courtnay Penrose at Storm's End."
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George R.R. Martin |
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3c775c2
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a very small man can cast a very large shadow.
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small-man
varys
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George R.R. Martin |
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9f213ed
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You took me unawares, my lord. I was not told of your coming." - "And I seem to have prevented yours."
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George R.R. Martin |
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36d34ef
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Once a man has seen a dragon in flight, let him stay at home and tend his garden in content, for this wide world has no greater wonder.
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George R.R. Martin |
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d574a2a
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Jon Snow had dreamed of leading men to glory just as King Daeron had, of growing up to be a conqueror. Now he was a man grown and the Wall was his, yet all he had were doubts. He could not even seem to conquer those.
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George R.R. Martin |
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ccfdd12
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But they were all dead now, even Arya, everyone but her half-brother, Jon. Some nights she heard talk of him, in the taverns and brothels of the Ragman's Harbor. The Black Bastard of the wall, one man had called him. Even Jon would never know Blind Beth, i bet. That made her sad.
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asoiaf
chest-pains
jon-snow
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George R.R. Martin |
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e40a3ca
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Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?" "That is the only time a man can be brave," --
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courage
fear
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George R.R. Martin |
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4a098ee
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The letter . . . What did your lords make of it, I wonder?" Stannis snorted. "Celtigar pronounced it admirable. If I showed him the contents of my privy, he would declare that admirable as well."
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George R.R. Martin |
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bbede7b
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You were small, but far-famed. We were in Oldtown at your birth, and all the city talked of was the monster that had been born to the King's Hand, and what such an omen might foretell for the realm." "Famine, plague, and war, no doubt." Tyrion gave a sour smile. "It's always famine, plague, and war. Oh, and winter, and the long night that never ends." "All that," said Prince Oberyn, "and your father's fall as well. Lord Tywin had made himse..
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George R.R. Martin |
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f1e0fcb
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She had surrendered her virtue at six-and-ten, to a beautiful blond-haired sailor on a trading galley up from Lys. He only knew six words of the Common Tongue, but "fuck" was one of them--the very word she'd hoped to hear."
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humour
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George R.R. Martin |
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70c1a16
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What fools we were, who thought ourselves so wise!
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George R.R. Martin |
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d4e105e
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Prophecy is like a treacherous woman. She takes your member in her mouth, and you moan with the pleasure of it and think, how sweet, how fine, how good this is... and then her teeth snap shut and your moans turn to screams... Prophecy will bite your prick off everytime,
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a-game-of-thrones
a-song-of-ice-and-fire
epic-fantasy
fantasy
george-rr-martin
grimdark
historical-fiction
middle-ages
political-fiction
politics
war
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George R.R. Martin |
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260a19d
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What can you say about pain? Words can trace only the shadow of the thing itself. The reality of hard, sharp physical pain is like nothing else, and it is beyond language. The world is too much with us, day and night, but when we hurt, when we really hurt, the world melts and fades and becomes a ghost, a dim memory, a silly unimportant thing. Whatever ideals, dreams, loves, fears, and thoughts we might have had become ultimately unimportant..
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George R.R. Martin |
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2afbb7a
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Ser Loras lusts for glory as real men lust for women, the least the gods can do is grant him a death worthy of a song.
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George R.R. Martin |
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6cbc65b
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Sweet lady," said Florian, "all men are fools, and all men are knights, where women are concerned."
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grrm
knights
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George R.R. Martin |
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4c13010
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There were other things to tend to first. There were other debts to pay.
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George R.R. Martin |
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b0f2db3
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The truth will set us free. But freedom is cold and empty and frightening, and lies can often be warm and beautiful.
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lies
truth
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George R.R. Martin |
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386205e
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A ruler needs a good head and a true heart," she famously told the king. "A cock is not essential."
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female-rights
fire-and-blood
humor
king
ruler
ruling
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George R.R. Martin |