Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.

Reading. That was the sport I was good at.

The sea is never weary. I must be as tireless.

You look pale, Sansa," Cersei observed. "Is your red flower still blooming?" "Yes" "How apt. The men will bleed out there, and you in here.

Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side?

A lord may love the men that he commands, but he cannot be a friend to them. One day he may need to sit in judgement on them, or send them forth to die.

In my dreams, I kill him every night,' Robert admitted. 'A thousand deaths will still be less than he deserves'.