...the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword." "...a ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is.

Every once in a very long while, Lord Tywin Lannister would actually threaten to smile; he never did, but the threat alone was terrible to behold.

When a man was hurt you took him to the maester, but what could you do when your maester was hurt?

You know, I've always considered women to be people.

Tyrion wondered what it would be like to have a twin, and decided that he would rather not know. Bad enough to face himself in a looking glass every day.

What do we say to the Lord of Death?" "Not today.

Folly and desperation are ofttimes hard to tell apart.