We only make peace with our enemies. That's why it's called making peace.

All these kings would do a deal better if they would put down their swords and listen to their mothers.

There are no heroes...in life, the monsters win.

I do play all the characters, when I write them, one after another. If they actually had to film me, the only one I could play would be Samwell Tarly or Hot Pie.

Winter will never come for the likes of us. Should we die in battle, they will surely sing of us, and it’s always summer in the songs. In the songs all knights are gallant, all maids are beautiful, and the sun is always shining.

Tomorrow's trials concerned her more than yesterday's triumphs.

In the game of thrones, even the humblest pieces can have wills of their own. Sometimes they refuse to make the moves you've planned for them.