Give me priests who are fat and corrupt and cynical,(...) the sort who like to sit on soft satin cushions, nibble sweetmeats, and diddle little boys. It's the ones who believe in gods who make the trouble. (Tyrion)
George R. R. MartinYou can't hammer tin into iron, no matter how hard you beat it, but that doesn't mean it's useless.
George R. R. MartinSooner would be better than later, and now would be better than sooner." - Tyrion
George R. R. MartinLords are gold and knights steel, but two links can't make a chain. You also need silver and iron and lead, tin and copper and bronze and all the rest, and those are farmers and smiths and merchants and the like. A chain needs all sorts of metals, and a land needs all sorts of people.
George R. R. Martin