“Love is sweet, dearest Ned, but it cannot change a man's nature. -- Lyanna”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“Only lies offend me, never honest counsel.”
― A Storm of Swords
― A Storm of Swords
“What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.”
― A Game of Thrones
― A Game of Thrones
“We do not need magic to transform our world. We carry all of the power we need inside ourselves already.”
― Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
― Very Good Lives: The Fringe Benefits of Failure and the Importance of Imagination
“Power resides only where men believe it resides. [...] A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.”
― A Clash of Kings
― A Clash of Kings
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