I have the virtue of being still amongst the living. Some would say that is my only virtue.

Tyrion Lannister could not have been more astonished if Aegon the Conqueror himself had burst into the room, riding on a dragon and juggling lemon pies.

There is magic in my universe, but it's pretty low magic compared to other fantasies.

Those are brave men," he told Ser Balon in admiration. "Let's go kill them.

The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die.

What is dead may never die, but rises again, stronger and harder.

I will hurt you for this. I don't know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you'll know the debt is paid.