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a98c4c0
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The women are the strong ones, truly.
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George R.R. Martin |
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3cd18a5
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Nothing burns like the cold. But only for a while. Then it gets inside you and starts to fill you up, and after a while you don't have the strength to fight it.
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winter
hypothermia
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George R.R. Martin |
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dd01a62
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Be careful you don't cut yourself. The edges are sharp enough to shave with.' 'Girls don't shave', Arya said. 'Maybe they should. Have you ever seen the septa's legs?
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funny
sharp
shave
arya-stark
george-r-r-martin
jon-snow
a-song-of-ice-and-fire
sword
cutting
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George R.R. Martin |
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dd9d230
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Why should death make a man truthful, or even clever? The dead are likely dull fellows, full of tedious complaints - the ground's too cold, my gravestone should be larger, why does he get more worms than I do...
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George R.R. Martin |
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96c23fc
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She never forgets a slight, real or imagined. She takes caution for cowardice and dissent for defiance. And she is greedy. Greedy for power, for honour, for love.
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greed
love
tyrion-lannister
cersei-lannister
power
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George R.R. Martin |
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a6e2246
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A harp can be a dangerous as a sword, in the right hands.
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lies
harp
truths
song-lyrics
sword
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George R.R. Martin |
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6f9ce3f
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If you die before you say her name, ser, I will hunt you through all seven hells." --Prince Oberyn of Dorne."
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badass
dorne
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George R.R. Martin |
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9d50c93
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We Lannisters do have a certain pride," said Tyrion Lannister. "Pride?" Catelyn snapped. His mocking tone and easy manner made her angry. "Arrogance, some might call it. Arrogance and avarice and lust for power." "My brother is undoubtedly arrogant," Tyrion Lannister replied. "My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you..
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avarice
innocence
power
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George R.R. Martin |
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f152feb
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The Bear and the Maiden Fair A bear there was, a bear, a bear! All black and brown, and covered with hair! The bear! The bear! Oh, come, they said, oh come to the fair! The fair? Said he, but I'm a bear! All black, and brown, and covered with hair! And Down the road from here to there. From here! To There! Three boys, a goat, and a dancing bear! [He] danced and spun, all the way to the Fair! The Fair! The Fair! [...] Oh, sweet she was, and ..
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George R.R. Martin |
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96a0c39
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I think life is a jape. Yours, mine, everyone's
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George R.R. Martin |
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81dbd02
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Your brother Robb has been crowned King in the North. You and Aemon have that in common. A king for a brother." said Mormont. "And this too," said Jon. "A vow." The Old Bear gave a loud snort, and the raven took flight, flapping in a circle about the room. "Give me a man for every vow I've seen broken and the Wall will never lack for defenders." "I've always known that Rob will be Lord of Winterfell." Mormont gave a whistle, and the bird fl..
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George R.R. Martin |
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87efbc7
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Jon Snow, is this a proper castle now? Not just a tower?" "It is." Jon took her hand. "Good," she whispered. "I wanted t' see one proper castle, before ... before I ..." "You'll see hundred castles. The battle's done. Maester Aemon will see to you. You're kissed by fire, remember? Lucky. It will take more than an arrow to kill you. Aemon will draw it out and patch you up, and we'll get milk of the poppy for the pain." She just smiled at tha..
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ygritte
sad
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George R.R. Martin |
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5837eef
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Only a man who's been burned knows what hell is truly like.
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George R.R. Martin |
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44f587b
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Madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin. Every time a new Targaryen is born, the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land.
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George R.R. Martin |
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4f4fd2e
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Men live their lives trapped in an eternal present, between the mists of memory and the sea of shadow that is all we know of the days to come.
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George R.R. Martin |
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f881d75
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If ice can burn," said Jojen in his solemn voice, "then love and hate can mate. Mountain or marsh, it makes no matter. The land is one."
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George R.R. Martin |
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d56d666
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Men's lives have meaning, not their deaths.
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life
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George R.R. Martin |
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fd1b28a
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She had never loved him so much as she did in that instant.
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game-of-thrones
fathers-and-daughters
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George R.R. Martin |
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9f6217b
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The years pass in their hundreds and their thousands, and what does any man see of life but a few summers, a few winters? We look at mountains and call them eternal, and so they seem... but in the course of time, mountains rise and fall, rivers change their courses, stars fall from the sky, and great cities sink beneath the sea. Even gods die, we think. Everything changes.
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George R.R. Martin |
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90e1ebd
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Those are brave men," he told Ser Balon in admiration. "Let's go kill them."
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George R.R. Martin |
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6f641b2
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Jon:'What are you doing up there? Why aren't you at the feast?' Tyrion: 'Too hot, too noisy, and I'd drunk too much wine', the dwarf told him. 'I learned long ago that it is considered rude to vomit on your brother.
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alcohol
dwarf
feast
tyrion-lannister
jon-snow
drunk
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George R.R. Martin |
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5f77737
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If there are gods, why is the world so full of pain and injustice?' 'Because of men like you.
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jaime-lannister
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George R.R. Martin |
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3e828dd
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Was there ever a war where only one side bled?
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war
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George R.R. Martin |
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f0ce7ad
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Asha Greyjoy did not intend to be taken alive. She would die as she had lived, with an axe in her hand and a laugh upon her lips.
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George R.R. Martin |
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8d34977
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The Lord of Winterfell would always be a Stark
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tyrion-lannister
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George R.R. Martin |
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88cfed4
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She wants fire, and Dorne sent her mud. You could make a poultice out of mud to cool a fever. You could plant seeds in mud and grow a crop to feed your children. Mud would nourish you, where fire would only consume you, but fools and children and young girls would choose fire every time.
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George R.R. Martin |
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73f4ba4
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Some men because they're afraid to .
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thought-provoking
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George R.R. Martin |
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2e78f0b
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She loved the sea. She liked the sharp salty smell of the air, and the vastness of the horizons bounded only by a vault of azure sky above. It made her feel small, but free as well.
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sea
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George R.R. Martin |
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a29d9dd
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A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. That is why I read so much.
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George R.R. Martin |
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d664c0c
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I am alive, and drunk on sunlight.
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jaime-lannister
sun
sunlight
drunk
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George R.R. Martin |
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86082b2
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In the end words are just wind.
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George R.R. Martin |
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f8a00ce
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You make us look bad', complained Toad. 'You looked bad before I ever met you', Jon told him.
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jon-snow
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George R.R. Martin |
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a232f2a
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Go Ahead, call me all the names you want," Sansa said airily. "You won't dare when I'm married to Joffrey. You'll have to bow and call me Your Grace." She shrieked as Arya flung the orange across the table. It caught her in the middle of the forehead with a wet squish and plopped down into her lap. "You have juice on your face, Your Grace ," Arya said."
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humour
sansa-stark
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George R.R. Martin |
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d368fa0
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Some battles are won with swords and spears, others with quills and ravens.
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George R.R. Martin |
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dc6bb2f
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And what lesson can we draw from Volantene history?" "If you want to conquer the world, you best have dragons."
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humour
tyrion-lannister
george-r-r-martin
sci-fi
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George R.R. Martin |
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e49f1c2
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Once she had loved Prince Joffrey with all her heart, and admired and trusted her his mother, the queen. They had repaid that love and trust with her father's head. Sansa would never make that mistake again.
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fathers
trust
heartbreak
love
sansa-stark
george-r-r-martin
game-of-thrones
queen
mistakes
prince
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George R.R. Martin |
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4ec18f2
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Soon comes the cold, and the night that never ends.
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storm-of-swords
melisandre
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George R.R. Martin |
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1524c32
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Hodor," said Hodor."
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George R.R. Martin |
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2582510
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We were king's men, knights, and heroes . . . but some knights are dark and full of terror, my lady. War makes monsters of us all." "Are you saying you are monsters?" "I am saying we are human. You are not the only one with wounds, Lady Brienne"
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George R.R. Martin |
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9753d5b
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We were king's men, knights, and heroes . . . but some knights are dark and full of terror, my lady. War makes monsters of us all." "Are you saying you are monsters?" "I am saying we are human. You are not the only one with wounds, Lady Brienne" --
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George R.R. Martin |
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f53218a
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Jaime," Brienne whispered, so faintly he thought he was dreaming it. "Jaime, what are you doing?" "Dying," he whispered back. "No," she said, "no, you must live." He wanted to laugh. "Stop telling me what to do, wench. I'll die if it pleases me." "Are you so craven?" The words shocked him. He was Jaime Lannister, a knight of the Kingsguard, he was the Kingslayer. No man had ever called him craven. Other things they called him, yes; oathbrea..
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George R.R. Martin |
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1ca2409
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Before he had lost his sight, the maester had loved books as much as Samwell Tarly did. He understood the way that you could sometimes fall right into them, as if each page was a hole into another world.
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reading
maester-aemon
samwell-tarly
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George R.R. Martin |
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1fc1d3b
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As Daenerys Targaryen rose to her feet, her black hissed, pale smoke venting from its mouth and nostrils. The other two pulled away from her breasts and added their voices to the call, translucent wings unfolding and stirring the air, and for the first time in hundreds of years, the night came alive with the music of dragons.
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dragons
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George R.R. Martin |
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b487211
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You're Ned Stark's bastard, aren't you?" Jon felt a coldness pass right through him. He pressed his lips together and said nothing. ,,Did I offend you?" Lannister said. ,,Sorry. Dwarfs don't have to be tactful. Generations of capering fools in motley have won me the right to dress badly and say any damn thing that comes into my head." He grinned. ,,You are the bastard, though." ,,Lord Eddard Stark is my father," Jon admitted stiffly. Lannis..
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tyrion-lannister
jon-snow
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George R.R. Martin |