His eyes were open wounds beneath his heavy brows, a blue as dark as the sea by night.

Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.

So be it. I'll wear my iron and hold my tongue. A man who won't listen can't hear.

Contempt, thought Tyrion, the universal tongue.

You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts. You need her, as she needs you.

I had this desire to see the world. I couldn't see any of it, but I saw it in my imagination, and that's why I always read books, and I could go to Mars or Middle Earth or the Hyborian age.

How much can a crown be worth, when a crow can dine upon a king?