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Who better to raise Prince Rhaegar's infant son than Prince Rhaegar's dear friend Jon Connington, once Lord of Griffin's Roost and Hand of the King?
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George R.R. Martin |
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A wise man never makes an enemy of a king.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Jaime," she said, tugging on his ear, "sweetling, I have known you since you were a babe at Joanna's breast. You smile like Gerion and fight like Tyg, and there's some of Kevan in you, else you would not wear that cloak . . . but Tyrion is Tywin's son, not you."
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George R.R. Martin |
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Get five or six," Bast said. "It's getting cold at night. Winter's coming." The innkeeper smiled. "I'm sure Martin will be flattered."
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George R.R. Martin |
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No, thought the dwarf, he plays the game of thrones, and you and Griff and Duck are only pieces, to be moved where he will and sacrificed at need, just as he sacrificed Viserys.
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George R.R. Martin |
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That's what they always ended up saying: "But I'm just sad." Feeling sad means having too much time on your hands, usually. Really. I'm not a licensed therapist but usually it means too much time."
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George R.R. Martin |
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3012dd9
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That was his mistake, the false humility of youth that is itself a sort of pride.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Syrio dice que cada herida es una leccion, y que cada leccion te lleva un paso mas alla.
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George R.R. Martin |
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6a88c63
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Lonely? Yes. But a solemn, brooding, tragic loneliness that a man hates with a passion--and yet loves so much he craves for more.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Neshchata, koito nai-mnogo obichame, nai-mnogo ni s'sipvat, momche.
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George R.R. Martin |
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Ser Osmund Strong was the king's fourth Hand. His first had been Lord Orys Baratheon, his bastard half-brother and companion of his youth, but Lord Orys was taken captive during the Dornish War and suffered the loss of his sword hand. Aegon next called on Edmyn Tully, Lord of Riverrun, to take up the Handship. Lord Edmyn served from 7-9 AC, but when his wife died in childbed, he decided that his children had more need of him than the realm,..
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fire-and-blood
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George R.R. Martin |
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She sighed, staring down at the foothills of Cobalt Mountain. "I have been summoned to the Paeolinas' court to attend the coronation after-ball." "I was unaware the Queen was ill." "The Queen was not aware of it either," replied Paytim. "Her brother poisoned her and seized control of the Crimson Messuage. He has impertinently invited me to attend his coronation as Paeolina the Twenty-Ninth." "An occasion for celebration. The charm is then a..
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George R.R. Martin |
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And then he looked at Damon Julian.
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beautiful-writing
language-at-its-best
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George R.R. Martin |
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The red sun pulled itself from sleep and glared upon the world that it must still serve, though itself of more than pensionable age.
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