“Nor I. There was a time that I would have given my right hand to wield a sword like that. Now it appears I have, so the blade is wasted on me. Take it.” Before she could think to refuse, he went on. “A sword so fine must bear a name. It would please me if you would call this one Oathkeeper. One more thing. The blade comes with a price.”
― A Storm of Swords
― A Storm of Swords
“I used to think that it got cold up in the Dornish Marches. What did I know?” Nothing, thought Jon Snow, the same as me.”
― A Dance with Dragons
― A Dance with Dragons
“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”
― A Feast for Crows
― A Feast for Crows
“That made her laugh until she screamed. “Mad,” someone said, “she’s lost her wits,” and someone else said, “Make an end,” and a hand grabbed her scalp just as she’d done with Jinglebell, and she thought, No, don’t, don’t cut my hair, Ned loves my hair. Then the steel was at her throat, and its bite was red and cold.”
― A Storm of Swords
― A Storm of Swords
“It’s by the king’s decree,” the man said. “The strong have always taken from the weak,”
― A Feast for Crows
― A Feast for Crows
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