Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They cling to the realm, or the gods, or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.

I’d be anonymous. That’s what I’d do differently.

Was there ever a war where only one side bled?

History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will perforce happen again.

Jon Snow: I'm not afraid to die. Mormont: Nor life, I hope.

How much can a crown be worth, when a crow can dine upon a king?

Not all books are for all people. We read for different reasons.