I do so hope he plays us 'The Rains of Castamere.' It has been an hour. I've forgotten how it goes -- Olenna Tyrell, the HBIC

all men carry murder in their hearts, yet even so, the poisoner is beneath contempt.

Wine makes all things possible.

He wants you to smile and smell sweet and be his lady love. He wants to hear you recite all your pretty little words the way the septa taught you. He wants you to love him... and fear him.

I am surrounded by flatterers and fools. It can drive a man to madness,.. . Half of them don’t dare tell me the truth, and the other half can’t find it.

Perhaps I cannot make my people good, she told herself, but I should at least try to make them a little less bad.

Truly, sister, you were born to be a widow. (Tyrion to Cersei)