Top 25 Quotes by George R. R. Martin of 782 - Page 11

I need to sleep, but fear to dream.

Dream, Sleep, Needs

George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.2944, Bantam

Tears aren't a woman's only weapon.

George R. R. Martin

Tears, Thrones, Weapons

"Fictional character: Cersei Lannister". TV Series "Game of Thrones" ("Blackwater", 2012), www.imdb.com. (2011– ).

All fiction has to have a certain amount of truth in it to be powerful.

George R. R. Martin

Powerful, Fiction, Certain

"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

Littlefinger: A trade envoy from Lys once observed to me that Lord Stannis must love his daughter very well, since he'd erected hundreds of statues of her all along the walls of Dragonstone. Tyrion: My lord, those are gargoyles.

George R. R. Martin

Daughter, Wall, Gargoyles

George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows”, p.929, Bantam

The singers make much of kings who die valiantly in battle, but your life is worth more than a song.

George R. R. Martin

Song, Kings, Battle

George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.1854, Bantam

Time is different for a tree than for a man. Sun and soil and water, these are the things a weirwood understands, not days and years and centuries. For men, time is a river. We are trapped in its flow, hurtling from past to present, always in the same direction. The lives of trees are different. They root and grow and die in one place, and that river does not move them. The oak is the acorn, the acorn is the oak.

George R. R. Martin

Moving, Men, Past

George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.3526, Bantam

The gods are blind. And men see only what they wish" - Tyrion Lannister

George R. R. Martin

Men, Wish, Blind

George R. R. Martin (2013). “The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister”, p.65, Bantam

You kill men for the wrongs they have done, not the wrongs that they may do someday.

George R. R. Martin

Men, Done, May

George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five”, p.876, Bantam

Oh, my sweet summer child," Old Nan said quietly, "what do you know of fear? Fear is for the winter, my little lord, when the snows fall a hundred feet deep and the ice wind comes howling out of the north. Fear is for the long night, when the sun hides its face for years at a time, and little children are born and live and die all in darkness while the direwolves grow gaunt and hungry, and the white walkers move through the woods

George R. R. Martin

Summer, Sweet, Children

George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.210, Bantam

The best calumnies are spiced with truth.

George R. R. Martin

Calumny

George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.3372, Bantam

Robert was never the same after he put on that crown. Some men are like swords, made for fighting. Hang them up and they go to rust.

George R. R. Martin

Fighting, Men, Crowns

George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.786, Bantam

Gods and wonders always appear, to attend the birth of kings.

George R. R. Martin

Kings, Birth, Wonder

George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.3282, Bantam

The wide world is full of people wanting help, Jon. Would that some could find the courage to help themselves. - Lord Commander Mormont

George R. R. Martin

People, World, Helping

His eyes were open wounds beneath his heavy brows, a blue as dark as the sea by night.

George R. R. Martin

Eye, Dark, Night

George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.725, Bantam

Those are brave men... lets go kill them

George R. R. Martin

Letting Go, Men, Brave

And I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things.

George R. R. Martin

Heart, Broken, Spots

George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.213, Bantam

A hedge knight must hold tight to his pride. Without it, he was no more than a sellsword

George R. R. Martin

Pride, Knights

George R. R. Martin (2015). “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms”, p.28, Bantam

You promised him vengeance as well.' 'I promised him justice.' 'Call it what you will. It still comes down to blood." - Tywin & Tyrion

George R. R. Martin

Blood, Justice, Vengeance

Half-truths are worth more than outright lies.

George R. R. Martin

Lying, Half, Half Truth

George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.2190, Bantam

You mistake patience for forbearance.

George R. R. Martin

Mistake, Forbearance

George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows”, p.3277, Bantam

In the end words are just wind.

George R. R. Martin

Wind, Ends

George R. R. Martin (2003). “A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Two”, p.23, Bantam

Sometimes there is no happy choice, Sam, only one less grievous than the others. - Jon Snow

George R. R. Martin

Snow, Choices, Sometimes

George R. R. Martin (2005). “A Feast for Crows: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Four”, p.224, Bantam

Summer will end soon enough, and childhood as well.

George R. R. Martin

Summer, Soon Enough, Childhood

George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.69, Bantam

Nothing burns like the cold. But only for a while. Then it gets inside you and starts to fill you up, and after a while you don't have the strength to fight it.

George R. R. Martin

Fighting, Cold

George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Game of Thrones 4-Book Bundle: A Song of Ice and Fire Series: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, and A Feast for Crows”, p.16, Bantam