I heard a Lannister always pays his debts." "Oh, every penny....but never a groat more. You'll get the meal you bargained for, but it won't be sauced with gratitude, and in the end it will not nourish you.

Why is it always the innocents who suffer most, when you high lords play your game of thrones?

Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.

They'll kill for that knighthood, but don't ever think they'll die for it.

An artist has an obligation to tell the truth. [...] that the true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves. We are the monsters. (And the heroes too). Each of us has within himself the capacity for great good, and great evil.

My brother is undoubtedly arrogant," Tyrion Lannister replied. "My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you?

I have a huge emotional attachment to characters I've created, especially the viewpoint characters.