Children are a battle of a different sort. ... A battle without banners or warhorns but no less fierce.

It is better to be seen as cruel than foolish.

A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face.

I will teach them what it means to put a lion in a cage, Cersei thought.

Control your generosity when dealing with a chronic borrower.

The Lord of Light in his wisdom made us male and female, two parts of a greater whole. In our joining there is power. Power to make life. Power to make light. Power to cast shadows.

a few days ago she had been wandering around with a swatch of black silk tied over her eyes. Syrio was teaching her to see with her ears and her nose and her skin, she told him. Before that, he had her doing spinds and back flips. "Arya, are you certain you want to persist in this?" She nodded. "Tomorrow we're going to catch cats." "Cats." Ned sighed.