Every flight begins with a fall.

The gods made our bodies as well as our souls, is it not so? They give us voices, so we might worship them with song. They give us hands, so we might build them temples. And they give us desire, so we might mate and worship them in that way.

My biggest dream was to ruin the lives of my readers and crush their souls... And I really think that worked out pretty well for me.

Sacrifice is never easy or it is no true sacrifice. - Stannis

When you have known the kiss of a flaying knife, a laugh loses all its power to hurt you.

Of all the bright cruel lies they tell you, the cruelest is the one called love.

We'll need to make a litter to carry him," said Osha. "No use," said Luwin. "I'm dying, woman." "You can't," said Rickon angrily. "No you can't." Beside him, Shaggydog bared his teeth and growled. The maester smiled. "Hush now, child, I'm much older than you. I can . . . die as I please.