Some doors are best left closed.

Fear cuts deeper than swords.

Wizards die the same as other men, once you cut their heads off.

Gods be good, why would any man ever want to be king? When everyone was shouting King in the North, King in the North, I told myself ... swore to myself ... that I would be a good king, as honorable as Father, strong, just, loyal to my friends and brave when I faced my enemies ... now I can't even tell one from the other.

None of us is ever ready,' he (Ned) said. 'For knighthood?' 'For death.

Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.

I have idea files of books that I want to write one of these days, stories I want to write one of these days, but I'll probably never get to them.