Tyrion Lannister could not have been more astonished if Aegon the Conqueror himself had burst into the room, riding on a dragon and juggling lemon pies.

The things I do for love.

What's dead may never die.

There was an agelessness about him, a stillness; on Roose Bolton's face, rage and joy looked much the same.

People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.

I am Cersei of House Lannister, a lion of the Rock, the rightful queen of these Seven Kingdoms, trueborn daughter of Tywin Lannister. And hair grows back.

I had a couple of friends, but I was mostly the kid with his nose in a book.