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It all goes back and back," Tyrion thought, "to our mothers and fathers and theirs before them. We are puppets dancing on the strings of those who came before us, and one day our own children will take up our strings and dance in our steads."
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fantasy
grrm
asoiaf
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George R.R. Martin |
41c7cb7
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A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.
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winter
fear
forest
george-r-r-martin
a-song-of-ice-and-fire
the-wall
north
coldness
trees
wind
snow
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George R.R. Martin |
21e611f
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Why is it always the innocents who suffer most, when you high lords play your game of thrones?
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varys
ned-stark
george-r-r-martin
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George R.R. Martin |
5fe1766
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Love is the bane of honor, the death of duty. 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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Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next. Sometimes the best way to baffle them is to make moves that have no purpose, or even seem to work against you. Remember that, Sansa, when you come to play the game." "What . . . what game?" "The only game. The game of thrones."
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George R.R. Martin |
78f0f20
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Words are wind.
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words
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George R.R. Martin |
5c3c518
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I take no joy in mead nor meat, and song and laughter have become suspicious strangers to me. I am a creature of grief and dust and bitter longings. There is an empty place within me where my heart was once.
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love
sad
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George R.R. Martin |
eb95d7c
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I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Her name is Brienne," Jaime said. "Brienne, the maid of Tarth. You still maiden, I hope?" Her broad homely face turned red. "Yes." "Oh, good," Jaime said. "I only rescue maidens."
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humor
brienne-of-tarth
jaime-lannister
rescue
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George R.R. Martin |
b61a923
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The heart lies and the head plays tricks with us, but the eyes see true.
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George R.R. Martin |
fdb0cfe
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You were made to be kissed, often and well.
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George R.R. Martin |
2c5ab0e
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You can't hammer tin into iron, no matter how hard you beat it, but that doesn't mean it's useless.
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George R.R. Martin |
9519dad
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Those are brave men... lets go kill them
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George R.R. Martin |
b7425a9
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There are no men like me. There's only me
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George R.R. Martin |
6dd810a
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History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will perforce happen again.
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history
a-song-of-ice-and-fire
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George R.R. Martin |
7c45f29
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Most have been forgotten. Most deserve to be forgotten. The heroes will always be remembered. The best. The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both.
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heroes
loras-tyrell
jaime-lannister
villains
knights
legend
memory
stories
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George R.R. Martin |
5411edc
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A Lannister always pays his debts.
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George R.R. Martin |
fbdb8f0
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It hurts so much, she thought. Our children, Ned, all our sweet babes. Rickon, Bran, Arya, Sansa, Robb... Robb... please, Ned, please, make it stop, make it stop hurting... The white tears and the red ones ran together until her face was torn and tattered, the face that Ned had loved. Catelyn Stark raised her hands and watched the blood run down her long fingers, over her wrists, beneath the sleeves of her gown. Slow red worms crawled along..
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George R.R. Martin |
7d78c2f
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She had put despair and fear aside, as if they were garments she did not choose to wear.
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George R.R. Martin |
865233b
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The unseen enemy is always the most fearsome.
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fear-unknown
unseen
unknown
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George R.R. Martin |
d85986e
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I am the blood of the dragon. I must be strong. I must have fire in my eyes when I face them, not tears.
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strong-women
fierce
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George R.R. Martin |
c105cff
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Noseless and Handless, the Lannister Boys.
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humor
tyrion-lannister
jaime-lannister
game-of-thrones
a-storm-of-swords
humorous-quotes
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George R.R. Martin |
d372c7d
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They are children, Sansa thought. They are silly little girls, even Elinor. They've never seen a battle, they've never seen a man die, they know nothing. Their dreams were full of songs and stories, the way hers had been before Joffrey cut her fathers head off. Sansa pitied them. Sansa envied them.
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George R.R. Martin |
b9cd75a
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How can you still count yourself a knight, when you have forsaken every vow you ever swore?" Jaime reached for the flagon to refill his cup. "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..
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life
love
obey
vows
jaime-lannister
knight
protect
respect
king
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George R.R. Martin |
ced14d1
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I have a realistic grasp of my own strengths and weaknesses. My mind is my weapon. 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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reading
strength
tyrion-lannister
intellect
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George R.R. Martin |
ca53006
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Sometimes I think everyone is just pretending to be brave, and none of us really are. Maybe pretending is how you get brave, I don't know.
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George R.R. Martin |
2d2f7b8
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I am Cersei of House Lannister, a lion of the Rock, the rightful queen of these Seven Kingdoms, trueborn daughter of Tywin Lannister. And hair grows back.
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cersei-rocks
lannister-pride
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George R.R. Martin |
31d1ea5
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The man is as useless as nipples on a breastplate.
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simile
witty
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George R.R. Martin |
1dc71ca
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Foes and false friends are all around me, Lord Davos. They infest my city like roaches, and at night I feel them crawling over me." The fat man's fingers coiled into a fist, and all his chins trembled. "My son Wendel came to the Twins a guest. He ate Lord Walder's bread and salt, and hung his sword upon the wall to feast with his friends. And they murdered him. Murdered, I say, and may the Freys choke upon their fables. I drink with Jared, ..
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George R.R. Martin |
38a1f7b
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There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, the beast stirs.
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war
savagery
human-nature
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George R.R. Martin |
d203b87
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Will you make a song for him?' the woman asked. 'He has a song,' the man replied. 'He is the prince that was promised, and his is the song of ice and fire.
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George R.R. Martin |
9da63d5
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The strongest trees are rooted in the dark places of the earth. Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother's milk. Darkness will make you strong.
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darkness
the-greenseer
bran
bran-stark
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George R.R. Martin |
3f293ac
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The world was full of cravens who pretended to be heroes; it took a queer sort of courage to admit to cowardice...
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George R.R. Martin |
44eb4a9
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A true man does what he will, not what he must.
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George R.R. Martin |
95dba26
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Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next.
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clever
cleverness
deceiving
betrayal
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George R.R. Martin |
98daa55
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We all dream of things we cannot have.
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George R.R. Martin |
5d25667
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How could I not love him, after that? That is not to say that I approved of all he did, or much enjoyed the company of the man that he became... but every little girl needs a big brother to protect her. Tywin was big even when he was little." She gave a sigh. "Who will protect us now?" Jaime kissed her cheek. "He left a son." "Aye, he did. That is what I fear the most, in truth." That was a queer remark. "Why should you fear?" "Jaime," she ..
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tywin-lannister
tyrion-lannister
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George R.R. Martin |
948105b
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A man who won't listen can't hear.
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George R.R. Martin |
d26c5dc
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I don't want to have a dozen sons," she had told him, appalled. "I want to have "
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George R.R. Martin |
1ef1a7d
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I know I want you," he heard himself say, all his vows and his honor all forgotten. She stood before him naked as her name day, and he was as hard as the rock around them. He had been in her half a hundred times by now, but always beneath furs, with others all around them. He had never seeen how beautiful she was. Her legs were skinny and well muscled, the hair at the juncture of her thighs a brighter red than that on her head. Does that ma..
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sex
kiss
romance
love
ygritte
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George R.R. Martin |
7d37ec9
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I am loyal to my beloved Joffrey. (Sansa) No doubt. As loyal as a deer surrounded by wolves. (Tyrion) Lions, she whispered without thinking.
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George R.R. Martin |
388a4c7
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Only lies offend me, never honest counsel.
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George R.R. Martin |
ea8d0c3
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Aemon's blind white eyes came open. "Egg?" he said, as the rain streamed down his cheeks. "Egg, I dreamed that I was old."
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maester-aemon
old
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George R.R. Martin |
4cfbd2b
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Politicians were mostly people who'd had too little morals and ethics to stay lawyers.
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politicians
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