Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side?

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

Only a fool humbles himself when the world is so full of men eager to do that job for him. (Theon Greyjoy)

Not all men were meant to dance with dragons.

I've lost a hand, a father, a son, a sister, and a lover, and soon enough I will lose a brother. And yet they keep telling me House Lannister won this war.

There’s an old writing rule that says ‘Don’t have two character names start with the same letter’, but I knew at the beginning that I was going to have more than 26 characters, so I was in trouble there. Ultimately it comes down to what sounds right. And I struggle with that, finding the right name for a character. If I can’t find the right name I don’t know who the character is and I can’t proceed.

He never wanted love, though. You cannot eat love, nor buy a horse with it, nor warm your halls on a cold night.