I dreamed... in the black of night a man asks all the questions he dare not ask by daylight. For me, the past years, only one question has remained. Why would the gods take my eyes and my strength, yet condemn me to linger on so long, frozen and forgotten? What use could they have for an old done man like me? ... I remember, Sam. I still remember. Remember what? Dragons, Aemon whispered.

When you find yourself in bed with an ugly woman, the best thing to do is close your eyes and get on with it

Small men oft feel a need to prove their courage with unseemly boasts," he declared. "I doubt if he could kill a duck." Tyrion shrugged. "Fetch the duck.

The white horse and the black one wheeled like lovers at a harvest dance, the riders throwing steel in place of kisses.

No man should live longer than his teeth.

The great thing about reading is that it broadens your life

Not all men were meant to dance with dragons.