Remember Old Nan's stories, Bran. Remember the way she told them, the sound of her voice. So long as you do that, part of her will always be alive in you.

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

We all dream of things we cannot have.

The worst isn't done. The worst is just beginning, and there are no happy endings. (Samuel Tarly)

The common people pray for rain, healthy children and a summer that never ends. It is no matter to them if the high lords play their game of thrones, so long as they are left in peace.

The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow.

His cloak was his crowning glory; sable, thick and black and soft as sin.