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

No mortal man could frighten him, no more than the darkness could, nor the bones of his soul, the grey and grisly bones of his soul.

All men are fools, if truth be told, but the ones in motley are more amusing than ones with crowns.

Madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin. Every time a new Targaryen is born, the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land.

Power is a trick. It lies where we believe it lies.

I don't want to be a queen. I want to be the queen.

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