“You came to me asking how my faith survived the Day of Judgement. I will tell you a secret. When the stars fell, when the seas boiled and the earth burned, my faith didn’t die. That is when I began to believe.
God was real, and he hated us.”
― The First Heretic
God was real, and he hated us.”
― The First Heretic
“Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“She wants fire, and Dorne sent her mud.
You could make a poultice out of mud to cool a fever. You could plant seeds in mud and grow a crop to feed your children. Mud would nourish you, where fire would only consume you, but fools and children and young girls would choose fire every time.”
― A Dance with Dragons
You could make a poultice out of mud to cool a fever. You could plant seeds in mud and grow a crop to feed your children. Mud would nourish you, where fire would only consume you, but fools and children and young girls would choose fire every time.”
― A Dance with Dragons
“Mercy and weakness are the same thing in war, and there's no prize for nice behavior.”
― Last Argument of Kings
― Last Argument of Kings
“Sorcery is a sword without a hilt. There is no safe way to grasp it.”
― A Storm of Swords
― A Storm of Swords
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