I had this desire to see the world. I couldn't see any of it, but I saw it in my imagination, and that's why I always read books, and I could go to Mars or Middle Earth or the Hyborian age.

The storms come and go, the waves crash overhead, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling. (Varys)

That night the wind was howling almost like a wolf and there were some real wolves off to the west giving it lessons.

I heard of a man who had a razor made of Valyrian steel. He cut his head off trying to shave.

So be it. I'll wear my iron and hold my tongue. A man who won't listen can't hear.

In the end words are just wind.

I don’t know if I have any particular views about women in positions of power, though I do think it’s more difficult for women, particularly in a Medieval setting. They have the additional problem that they’re a woman and people don’t want them in a position of power in an essentially patriarchal society.