Tarly, when I was a lad half your age, my lady mother told me that if I stood about with my mouth open, a weasel was like to mistake it for his lair and run down my throat. If you have something to say, say it. Otherwise, beware of weasels.

If I took it away, no doubt I'd find a morningstar hidden under your pillow within a fortnight. Try not to stab your sister, whatever the provocation.

A true man does what he will, not what he must.

It's different for every writer. It's not a career for anyone who needs security. It's a career for gamblers. It's a career of ups and downs.

If I die, I die friendless and abandoned. What choice did that leave him, but to live?

When I sleep I turn into a wolf. Bran turned his face away and looked back out into the night. Do wolves dreams?

Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next.