I never finished any of my early stories. They were all beginnings, an endless number of beginnings.

And what lesson can we draw from Volantene history? If you want to conquer the world, you best have dragons.

He never wanted love, though. You cannot eat love, nor buy a horse with it, nor warm your halls on a cold night.

These old knights are more cunning than you think, or they would never have lived to see their first grey hair.

Valar Morghulis - All men must die.

‎[Melisandre] "His Grace is growing fond of you." [Jon] "I can tell. He only threatened to behead me twice." Page 58

The old man laid a withered, spotted hand on his shoulder. "It hurts, boy," he said softly. "Oh, yes. Choosing . . . it has always hurt. And always will. I know.