The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer.

I've lost a hand, a father, a son, a sister, and a lover, and soon enough I will lose a brother. And yet they keep telling me House Lannister won this war.

A man of the Night's Watch lives his life for the realm. Not for a king, nor a lord, nor the honor of this house or that house, neither for gold nor glory nor a woman's love, but for the realm, and all the people in it. A man of the Night's Watch takes no wife and fathers no sons. Our wife is duty. Our mistress is honor. And you are the only sons we shall ever know.

Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next.

You can't hammer tin into iron, no matter how hard you beat it, but that doesn't mean it's useless.

Only a fool humbles himself when the world is so full of men eager to do that job for him. (Theon Greyjoy)

You lie. Worse, you lie poorly.