Knowledge is a Weapon, Jon. Arm yourself well before you ride forth to Battle.

Littlefinger: A trade envoy from Lys once observed to me that Lord Stannis must love his daughter very well, since he'd erected hundreds of statues of her all along the walls of Dragonstone. Tyrion: My lord, those are gargoyles.

Too stupid to learn and too stupid to give up.

She could not bear to look at him just now. If she did, she might well slap him again. Or cry. Or kiss him. And never know which was right and which was wrong and which was madness.

They hate you because you act like you're better than they are

If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it’s a superficial experience isn’t it?

The prejudice is still there, but it's breaking down. You have writers like Michael Chabon and The Yiddish Policemen's Union. He's a writer who's determined to break down genre barriers. He's done amazing things.