Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.

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

If a man paints a target on his chest, he should expect that sooner or later someone will loose an arrow on him.

I like grey characters; fantasy for too long has been focused on very stereotypical heroes and villains.

I wonder what the High Septon would have to say about the sanctity of oaths sworn while dead drunk, chained to a wall, with a sword pressed to your chest?

all men carry murder in their hearts, yet even so, the poisoner is beneath contempt.

Death, there will be death, aye. Your lordship lost a son at the Red Wedding. I lost four upon the Blackwater. And why? Because the Lannisters stole the throne. Go to King’s Landing and look on Tommen with your own eyes, if you doubt me. A blind man could see it. What does Stannis offer you? Vengeance. Vengeance for my sons and yours, for your husbands and your fathers and your brothers. Vengeance for your murdered lord, your murdered king, your butchered princes. Vengeance!