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It is as if I were a stranger here. Nothing has changed, and yet everything has changed - Theon Greyjoy
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Ned looked down gravely at the sword in his hands. "This is no toy for children, least of all for a girl. What would Septa Mordane say if she knew you were playing with swords?" "I wasn't playing," Arya insisted. "I hate Septa Mordane." "That's enough." Her father's voice was curt and hard. "The septa is doing no more than is her duty, though gods know you have made it a struggle for the poor woman. Your mother and I have charged her with t..
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inspirational
tomboy
stubborn
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George R.R. Martin |
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Perhaps magic was once a mighty force in the world, but no longer. What little remains is no more than the wisp of smoke that lingers in the air after a great fire has burned out, and even that is fading. Valyria was the last ember, and Valyria is gone. The dragons are no more, the giants are dead, the children of the forest forgotten with all their lore.
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George R.R. Martin |
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There are too many steps in this castle, and it seems to me they add a few every night, just to vex me" - Maester Cressen"
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stairs
steps
lazy
old-age
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R'hllor, come to us in our darkness,' she called. 'Lord of Light, we offer you these false gods, these seven who are one, and him the enemy. Take them and cast your light upon us, for the night is dark and full of terrors.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Stone, I must be stone, I must be Casterly Rock, hard and unmovable.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Pain was as much a part of knighthood as were swords and shields.
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George R.R. Martin |
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My great beard. I am his queen, but I will always be his cub as well, and he will always guard me
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George R.R. Martin |
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Arya did not dare [take a bath], even though she smelled as bad as Yoren by now, all sour and stinky. Some of the creatures living in her clothes had come all the way from Flea Bottom with her; it didn't seem right to drown them.
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humor
arya
a-song-of-ice-and-fire
cute
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George R.R. Martin |
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3ddbfd0
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Septa Mordane said boar hunting was not for ladies, and Mother only promised that when she was older she might have her own hawk. She was older now, but if she had a hawk she'd it. -Arya Stark
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arya
arya-stark
boar-hunting
hawk
hawks
asoiaf
got
game-of-thrones
hunger
ladies
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George R.R. Martin |
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Ned always said that the man who passes the sentence should swing the blade, though he never took any joy in the duty. But I would, oh, yes.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Glory may be everlasting, yet it is fleeting as well--soon forgotten in the aftermath of even the most famous of victories if they lead to greater disasters.
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George R.R. Martin |
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My lady," Tyrion said. "You are lovely, make no mistake, but ... I cannot do this. My father be damned. We will wait. The turn of a moon, a year, a season, however long it takes. Until you have come to know me better, and perhaps to trust me a little." His smile might have been meant to be reassuring, but without a nose it only made him look more grotesque and sinister."
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George R.R. Martin |
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No singer would ever make a song about that battle. No maester would ever write down an account for one of the Reader's beloved books. No banners flew, no warhorns moaned, no great lord called his men about him to hear his final ringing words. They fought in the predawn gloom, shadow against shadow, stumbling over roots and rocks, with mud and rotting leaves beneath their feet.
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ironmen
northmen
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George R.R. Martin |
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d1ffcbd
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You cannot know what the light might summon from the darkness.
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George R.R. Martin |
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She had a warrior's heart, but the gods in their blind malice had given her the feeble body of a woman.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Oh, It's you want? Be careful, my lady. Tyrion says that people often claim to hunger for the truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Nothing but this: I did not do it. Yet now I wish I had... I wish I had enough poison for you all. You make me sorry that I am not the monster you would have me be, yet there it is.
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George R.R. Martin |
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and take the ironmen in the rear while they are beating off what they think is my main thrust up the causeway
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George R.R. Martin |
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I do solemnly proclaim Tyrion of House Lannister and Sansa of House Stark to be man and wife, one flesh, one heart, one soul, now and forever, and cursed be the one who comes between them.
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George R.R. Martin |
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The man who does nothing also takes a risk.
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George R.R. Martin |
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db0f58c
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Sorcery is a sword without a hilt. There is no safe way to grasp it.
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hilt
sorcery
sword
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George R.R. Martin |
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e3e889b
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You esteem this Penrose more than you do my lords bannermen. Why?" "He keeps faith." "A misplaced faith in a dead usurper." "Yes," Davos admitted, "but still, he keeps faith." "As those behind us do not?" Davos had come too far with Stannis to play coy now. "Last year they were Robert's men. A moon ago they were Renly's. This morning they are yours. Whose will they be on the morrow?" And Stannis laughed. A sudden gust, rough and full of sco..
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politics
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George R.R. Martin |
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04e2fc7
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Fear cuts deeper than swords. The man who fears losing has already lost.
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George R.R. Martin |
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In a world so full of treachery, that was worth a few kisses.
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George R.R. Martin |
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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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George R.R. Martin |
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a81a441
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A long time ago, she remembered her father saying that when the cold winds blow the lone wolf dies and the pack survives.
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wolf
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George R.R. Martin |
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c14a4f6
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If I pray nicely, will the Father give me a new hand? No. But the Warrior will give you courage, the Smith will lend you strength, and the Crone will give you wisdom. It's a hand I need.
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George R.R. Martin |
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c3c9124
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Knowledge could be more valuable than gold, more deadly than a dagger.
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George R.R. Martin |
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d00b304
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Never do what they expect,
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George R.R. Martin |
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9fd9e0d
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Being randy is the next best thing to being drunk.
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George R.R. Martin |
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b5128b2
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Too many dragons are as dangerous as too few.
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George R.R. Martin |
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The vilest of men and the wickedest of women likewise may do good from time to time, for love and compassion and pity may be found in even the blackest of hearts.
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good
compassion
heart
love
vile
wicked
evil
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George R.R. Martin |
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I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood." "Do you want to die old and craven in your bed?" "How else? Though not till I'm done reading."
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history
reading
life
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George R.R. Martin |
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The shy girl she had known at Riverrun had grown into a woman who was by turns proud, fearful, cruel, dreamy, reckless, timid, stubborn, vain, and, above all inconstant.
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lysa-tully
tansy
george-r-r-martin
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George R.R. Martin |
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The Wall can stop an army, but not a man alone.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Dragons die." She stood on her toes to kiss him lightly on an unshaven cheek. "But so do dragonslayers."
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George R.R. Martin |
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The faithful dog is kicked, and no matter how the spider weaves, he is never loved.
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George R.R. Martin |
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58b1ac5
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The brave man slays with a sword, the craven with a wineskin.
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George R.R. Martin |
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db23b57
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The snow fell steadily, cloaking all the world in white.
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George R.R. Martin |
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66d6d6d
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You are in difficulty," she observed.
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George R.R. Martin |
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1c426d3
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Dunk the lunk, thick as a castle wall.
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George R.R. Martin |
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9023a94
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His wits were coming back to him, however slowly. That was good. His wits were all he had.
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George R.R. Martin |
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089da8f
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The Targaryens wed brothers and sisters for three hundred years to keep the blood line pure.
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George R.R. Martin |