The Beauty raised her eyes, the only part of her that was truly beautiful.

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

Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my death. I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children. I shall wear no crowns and win no glory. I shall live and die at my post. I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men. I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch, for this night and all the nights to come.

If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it’s a superficial experience isn’t it?

He who hurries through life hurries to his grave.

Words are wind, Brienne told herself. They cannot hurt you. Let them wash over you.

I had this desire to see the world. I couldn't see any of it, but I saw it in my imagination, and that's why I always read books, and I could go to Mars or Middle Earth or the Hyborian age.