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It was easy to forget that sometimes, when they were laughing together, or kissing. But then one of them would say something, or do something, and he would suddenly be reminded of the wall between their worlds.
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George R.R. Martin |
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But her eyes were the most terrible thing. Her eyes saw him, and they hated.
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Thee'th not to be touched, the goat screamed, spraying spittle all over Zollo. Thee hath to be a maid, you foolth! Thee'th worth a bag of thapphireth!
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George R.R. Martin |
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She don't speak," said the big man in the yellow cloak. "You bloody bastards cut her throat too deep for that. But she remembers." He turned to the dead woman and said, "What do you say, m'lady? Was he part of it?" Lady Catelyn's eyes never left him. She nodded."
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George R.R. Martin |
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There is entirely too much tut-tutting in this realm, if you ask me.
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Hodor, hush," said Bran. "Be quiet now. No more stupid hodoring."
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George R.R. Martin |
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First I anger Edmure, and now Robb, but all I have done is speak the truth. Are men so fragile they cannot bear to hear it?
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George R.R. Martin |
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Sing a song if you like." "Aloud?" "In your head."
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George R.R. Martin |
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Bastard children were born from lust and lies, men said; their nature was wanton and treacherous." -- Jon Snow"
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It was the end of the world. And we are going beyond it.
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George R.R. Martin |
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It is one thing to deceive a king, and quite another to hide from the cricket in the rushes and the little bird in the chimney.
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Did you think I was as blind as Father?" Tyrion rubbed his cheek. "Who you lie with is no matter to me ... although it doesn't seem quite just that you should open your legs for one brother and not the other."
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George R.R. Martin |
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Wherever she looked, she saw fires. They covered the earth like fallen stars, and like the stars there was no end to them.
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George R.R. Martin |
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The Lord of Casterly Rock made such an impressive figure that it was a shock when his destrier dropped a load of dung right at the base of the throne.
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George R.R. Martin |
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There are worse ways to die than warm and drunk. I knew a brother drowned himself in wine once. It was a poor vintage, though, and his corpse did not improve it.
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George R.R. Martin |
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My father was a traitor," Sansa said at once. "And my brother and lady mother are traitors as well." That reflex she had learned quickly. "I am loyal to my beloved Joffrey." "No doubt. As loyal as a deer surrounded by wolves." "Lions," she whispered, without thinking. She glanced about nervously, but there was no one close enough to hear."
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My first rule of war, Cat-never give the enemy his wish
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war
bryden-blackfish
first
never
tully
enemy
cat
wishes
rules
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The wind cut like a knife up here, and shrilled in the night like a mother mourning her slain children.
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Abed, the walls pressed close and the ceiling hung heavy above him; abed, the room was his cell and Winterfell his prison. Yet outside his windows, the wide world still called. - Bran
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Do you hate her?" "Almost as much as I lover her." - Dany & Ser Jorah"
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He did not know whether he ought to be delighted or terrified. Perhaps a smidge of both." - Tyrion"
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She sighed. "I wish I had their faith. Crimson is a Lannister color." "That thing's not crimson," Ser Brynden said. "Nor Tully red, the mud red of the river. That's blood up there, child, smeared across the sky." "Our blood or theirs?" "Was there ever a war where only one side bled?"
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George R.R. Martin |
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when I was a lad half your age, my lady mother told me that if I stood about with my mouth open, a weasel was like to mistake it for his lair and run down my throat. If you have something to say, say it. Otherwise, beware of weasels.
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What grasses the horses had left was heavy with dew, as if some passing god had scattered a bag of diamonds over the earth.
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They always seemed to know everything, but now there is only me, and it seems I know nothing, not even my duty. How can I do my duty if I do not know where it lies?" - Catelyn"
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Trueborn children are made in a marriage bed and blessed by the Father and the Mother, but bastards are born of lust and weakness.
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The only way to keep your people loyal is to make certain they fear you more than they do the enemy.
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He may not look as tall or strong as some, but he is worth more than all of them." - Lysa"
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The little man gave the big one a look. One of his eyes was green, one was black, and both were cool.
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She could feel tendrils spreading through her chest, like fingers of fire coiling around her heart, and on her tongue was a taste like honey and anise and cream, like mother's milk and Drogo's seed, like red meat and hot blood and molten gold. It was all the tastes she had ever known, and none of them... and then the glass was empty.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Every boy dreams of serving in the Kingsguard.
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dreams
kingsguard
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Too much light can hurt the eyes, my friend, and fire burns.
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George R.R. Martin |
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You each name yourself king, yet the kingdom bleeds and no one lefts a sword to defend it but my son.
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catelyn-stark
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You will need to be brave and strong . . . and patient, patient above all.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Strike hard and true, crow, or I'll come back and haunt you.
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wildlings
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jon-snow
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Now here is a riddle," Melisandre said. "A clever fool and a foolish wise man."
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And Arya, well . . . Ned's visitors would oft mistake her for a stableboy if they rode into the yard unannounced. Arya was a trial, it must be said. Half a boy and half a wolf pup.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Any cat may stare into a fire and see red mice play,
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red
fire
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Arya slid her dagger out and drew it across his throat, as smooth as summer silk. His blood covered her hands in a hot gush and he tried to shout but there was blood in his mouth as well. "Valar morghulis," she whispered as he died."
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George R.R. Martin |
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A man must know how to look before he can hope to see.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Quentyn Martell almost laughed aloud.
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martell
quentyn-martell
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George R.R. Martin |
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bec9e67
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Bitter old women with a taste for blood. Women do not forget. Women do not forgive.
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George R.R. Martin |
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201f6eb
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The rocking of the deck beneath his feet made his stomach heave, and the wretched food tasted even worse when retched back up.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Give me the wisdom to know what must be done and the courage to do it.
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