Alex

“For she was his secret treasure,    she was his shame and his bliss. And a chain and a keep are nothing,    compared to a woman’s kiss. Those”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“Do you believe in ghosts, Maester?" [Jaime] asked Qyburn.

The man's face grew strange. "Once, at the Citadel, I came into an empty room and saw an empty chair. Yet I knew a woman had been there, only a moment before. The cushion was dented where she'd sat, the cloth was still warm, and her scent lingered in the air. If we leave our smells behind us when we leave a room, surely something of our souls must remain when we leave this life?”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“Efficiency is doing the thing right. Effectiveness is doing the right thing.”
― Peter F. Drucker

“All men are so afflicted, from time to time.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows