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

The man is as useless as nipples on a breastplate.

Nothing bores me more than books where you read two pages and you know exactly how it's going to come out. I want twists and turns that surprise me, characters that have a difficult time and that I don't know if they're going to live or die.

It is being common-born that is dangerous, when the great lords play their game of thrones.

"Come at once," she had written to him. "Help me. Save me. I need you now as I have never needed you before. I love you. I love you. I love you. Come at once"

He who hurries through life hurries to his grave.

I am not questioning your honor, I am denying its existence.