I can be humbler than anyone.

Small men oft feel a need to prove their courage with unseemly boasts," he declared. "I doubt if he could kill a duck." Tyrion shrugged. "Fetch the duck.

A long summer always meant a long winter to come.

Control your generosity when dealing with a chronic borrower.

He was beastly tired, but it was hard to stop. One more book, he had told himself, then I'll stop. One more folio, just one more. One more page, then I'll go up and rest and get a bite to eat. But there was always another page after that one, and another after that, and another book waiting underneath the pile. I'll just take a quick peek to see what this one is about, he'd think, and before he knew he would be halfway through it.

The best calumnies are spiced with truth.

I love you too, sweet sister. But you're a fool. A beautiful golden fool.