When a pirate grows rich enough, they make him a prince.

Is there any creature on earth as unfortunate as an ugly woman? (wonders Lady Catelyn Stark)

His sister liked to think of herself as Lord Tywin with teats, but she was wrong. Their father had been as relentless and implacable as a glacier, where Cercei was all wildfire, especially when thwarted.

Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They cling to the realm, or the gods, or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.

Men are men, vows are words, and words are wind.

The cable makers are the ones who are willing to take risks and do something original and push the envelope some.

Love is the bane of honor, the death of duty.