It's not," Mormont told him. "Gods save us, boy, you're not blind and you're not stupid. When dead men come hunting in the night, do you think it matters who sits the Iron Throne?

She should be on a hill somewhere, under a fruit tree, with the sun and clouds above her and the rain to wash her clean.

They hate you because you act like you're better than they are

Names are hard. I have a library of What to Name Your Baby books, and I’m always picking up new books, and books of baby names from other countries. I like cool-sounding names.

He pushed away from her and raised his arm, forcing his stump into her face. "A Hand without a hand? A bad jape, sister. Don't ask me to rule.

Fear cuts deeper than swords.

The best calumnies are spiced with truth.