Men live their lives trapped in an eternal present, between the mists of memory and the sea of shadow that is all we know of the days to come.

When a man was hurt you took him to the maester, but what could you do when your maester was hurt?

It's really irritating when you open a book, and 10 pages into it you know that the hero you met on page one or two is gonna come through unscathed, because he's the hero. This is completely unreal, and I don't like it.

I am Cersei of House Lannister, a lion of the Rock, the rightful queen of these Seven Kingdoms, trueborn daughter of Tywin Lannister. And hair grows back.

I have always regarded historical fiction and fantasy as sisters under the skin, two genres separated at birth.

Those are brave men," he told Ser Balon in admiration. "Let's go kill them.

He wished he could relieve himself of his doubts and guilts half as easily.