An admiral without ships, a hand without fingers, in service of a king without a throne. Is this a knight who comes before us, or the answer to a child's riddle?

Be careful you don't cut yourself. The edges are sharp enough to shave with.' 'Girls don't shave', Arya said. 'Maybe they should. Have you ever seen the septa's legs?

Summer is the time for squabbles. In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths.

If there are gods, why is the world so full of pain and injustice?' 'Because of men like you.

When you know what a man wants you know who he is, and how to move him.

A crown should not sit easy on the head.

I had written three books [Games of Throne], at that point, and each one of them was better than the other. At a certain point, as the books were doing well, I started getting interest from Hollywood, from various producers and studios who were initially interested in doing a feature film. I met with some of those people and I had phone conversations with some of those people, but I didn't see it being done as a feature film.