Targaryens Quotes

“Then the storm broke, and the dragons danced.”
― George R.R. Martin, Fire & Blood

“The Iron Throne will go to the man who has the strength to seize it.”
― George R.R. Martin, Fire & Blood

“Let no man think that the fire of the Targaryens did not burn in his veins.”
― George R.R. Martin, Fire & Blood

“They call me Baelon the Brave,” the prince told his wife at her bedside, “but I would sooner fight a dozen battles than do what you’ve just done.”
― George R.R. Martin, Fire & Blood

“Brother, you need never kneel to me again. We shall rule this realm together, you and I.”
― George R.R. Martin, Fire & Blood

“The tradition amongst the Targaryens had always been to marry kin to kin. Wedding brother to sister was thought to be ideal. Failing that, a girl might wed an uncle, a cousin, or a nephew, a boy a cousin, aunt, or niece. This practice went back to Old Valyria, where it was common amongst many of the ancient families, particularly those who bred and rode dragons. The blood of the dragon must remain pure, the wisdom went. Some of the sorcerer princes also took more than one wife when it pleased them, though this was less common than incestuous marriage. In Valyria before the Doom, wise men wrote, a thousand gods were honored, but none were feared, so few dared to speak against these customs.”
― George R.R. Martin, Fire & Blood

“We came here to be free of Old Valyria, and your Targaryens are Valyrian to the bone.”
― George R.R. Martin, Fire & Blood

“I will leave the making of law to you, brother,” Prince Baelon declared, “I would sooner make sons.”
― George R.R. Martin, Fire & Blood

“No hatchlings can hope to stand against Vermithor and Dreamfyre."
"And Silverwing?" asked Rhaena. "Our sister—"
"—had no part in this. I will not put her at risk."
The Queen in the East smiled then. "She is Rhaenys and I am Visenya. I have never thought otherwise.”
― George R.R. Martin, Fire & Blood: 300 Years Before A Game of Thrones

“Prince Aenys was the first to marry. In 22 AC, he wed the Lady Alyssa, the maiden daughter of the Lord of the Tides, Aethan Velaryon, King Aegon’s lord admiral and master of ships. She was fifteen, the same age as the prince, and shared his silvery hair and purple eyes as well, for the Velaryons were an ancient family descended from Valyrian stock. King Aegon’s own mother had been a Velaryon, so the marriage was reckoned one of cousin to cousin. fruitful. The following year, Alyssa gave birth to a daughter. Prince Aenys named her Rhaena, in honor of his mother. Like her father, the girl was small at birth, but unlike him she proved to be a happy, healthy child, with lively lilac eyes and hair that shone like beaten silver.”
― George R.R. Martin, Fire & Blood

“She raced, her feet melting the stone wherever they touched. "Faster!" the ghosts cried as one, and she screamed and threw herself forward. A great knife of pain ripped down her back, and she felt her skin tear open and smelled the stench of burning blood and saw the shadow of wings. And Daenerys Targaryen flew.
"...wake the dragon..."”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones