Children are a battle of a different sort. ... A battle without banners or warhorns but no less fierce.
Power resides where men believe it to reside.
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.
Sins may be forgiven. Crimes require punishment.
Any act can be a prayer, if done as well as we are able.
The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer.