When you find yourself in bed with an ugly woman, the best thing to do is close your eyes and get on with it
George R. R. MartinWoman? Is that meant to insult me? I would return the slap, if I took you for a man. - Daenerys Targaryen
George R. R. MartinIf the day comes when you would find me again, give that coin to any man from Braavos, and say these words to him--valar morghulis.
George R. R. MartinWe're setting up mechanisms where we can kill human beings with drones and missiles where you're sitting at a console and pressing the button. We never have to hear their whimpering, or hear them begging for their mother, or dying in horrible realities around us. I don't know if that's necessarily such a good thing.
George R. R. MartinTrue knights protect the weak.โ He snorted. โThere are no true knights, no more than there are gods. If you canโt protect yourself, die and get out of the way of those who can. Sharp steel and strong arms rule this world, donโt ever believe any different.โ Sansa backed away from him. โYouโre awful.โ โIโm honest. Itโs the world thatโs awful.
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