Federica

“On the morning that she left the Water Gardens, her father rose from his chair to kiss her on both cheeks. "The fate of Dorne goes with you, daughter," he said, as he pressed the parchment into her hand. "Go swiftly, go safely, be my eyes and ears and voice... but most of all, take care."
"I will, Father." She did not shed a tear. Arianne Martell was a princess of Dorne, and Dornishmen did not waste water lightly. It was a near thing, though. It was not her father's kisses nor his hoarse words that made her eyes glisten, but the effort that brought him to his feet, his legs trembling under him, his joints swollen and inflamed with gout. Standing was an act of love. Standing was an act of faith.
He believes in me. I will not fail him.”
― George R.R. Martin, The Winds of Winter

“Is this a knight who comes before us, or the answer to a child’s riddle?”
― George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

“If you had to fall into a woman's arms, my son, why couldn't they have been Margaery Tyrell's?”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“Who's this one now?" Craster said before Jon could go. "He has te look of a Stark."
"My steward and squire, Jon Snow."
"A bastard, is it?" Craster looked Jon up and down. "Man wants to bed a woman, seems like he ought to take her to wife. That's what I do.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash Of Kings, Part 2 #1