Hefestus

“The only thing that mattered was that the quarter century or so he had remaining would be his life, to live out as he chose and in his own best interests. Nothing took precedence over that: not work, not friendships, not relationships with women. Those were all components of his life, and valuable ones, but they did not define it or control it. That was up to him, and him alone.”
― Ken Grimwood, Replay

“He has Lightbringer. He talks of heads upon the walls of Winterfell. He knows about the spearwives and their number.” He knows about Mance Rayder. “No. There is truth in there.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“The sad truth of history has always been that the unreasoning masses follow the powerful, and not the wise.”
― George R.R. Martin, Tuf Voyaging

“Benjamin discovered that he was becoming more and more attracted by the gay side of life. It”
― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button