And when you have it, what then? Some secrets are safer kept hidden. Some secrets are too dangerous to share, even with those you love and trust.

I have a hole where my heart should be, she thought, and nowhere else to go.

Love is the bane of honor, the death of duty.

I like dogs better than knights. A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face. He cupped her under the jaw, raising her chin, his fingers pinchingher painfully. And that's more than little birds can do, isn't it? I never got my song.

We all dream of things we cannot have.

You know nothing, Jon Snow

When you find yourself in bed with an ugly woman, the best thing to do is close your eyes and get on with it