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a few days ago she had been wandering around with a swatch of black silk tied over her eyes. Syrio was teaching her to see with her ears and her nose and her skin, she told him. Before that, he had her doing spinds and

a few days ago she had been wandering around with a swatch of black silk tied over her eyes. Syrio was teaching her to see with her ears and her nose and her skin, she told him. Before that, he had her doing spinds and back flips. "Arya, are you certain you want to persist in this?" She nodded. "Tomorrow we're going to catch cats." "Cats." Ned sighed.

George R. R. Martin
Teaching, Eye, Cat
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.289, Bantam

Arya, What are you doing?" "Syrio says a water dancer can stand on one toe for hours." Her hands flailed at the air to steady herself. Ned had to smile. "Which toe?" he teased. "ANY toe," Arya said, exasperated with the question. She hopped from her right leg to her left, swaying dangerously before she regained her balance. "Must you do your standing here?" he asked. "It's a long hard fall down these steps." "Syrio says a water dancer NEVER falls.

George R. R. Martin
Fall, Air, Hands

You are the blood of the dragon. You can make a hat.

George R. R. Martin
Dragons, Blood, Hats
George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five”, p.1063, Bantam

Remember Old Nan's stories, Bran. Remember the way she told them, the sound of her voice. So long as you do that, part of her will always be alive in you.

George R. R. Martin
Voice, Long, Sound
George R. R. Martin (2003). “A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Three”, p.351, Bantam

One of your northmen hit me with a morningstar during the battle on the Green Fork. I escaped him by falling off my horse. (Tyrion)

George R. R. Martin
Horse, Fall, Battle
George R. R. Martin (2003). “A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Two”, p.59, Bantam

The morning air was dark with the smoke of burning gods.

George R. R. Martin
Morning, Dark, Air
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.820, Bantam

All the world knew that a maester forged his silver link when he learned the art of healing—but the world preferred to forget that men who knew how to heal also knew how to kill.

George R. R. Martin
Art, Healing, Men
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.759, Bantam

Will you make a song for him?' the woman asked. 'He has a song,' the man replied. 'He is the prince that was promised, and his is the song of ice and fire.

George R. R. Martin
Song, Men, Fire
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.1224, Bantam

The worst isn't done. The worst is just beginning, and there are no happy endings. (Samuel Tarly)

George R. R. Martin
Done, Happy Endings, Worst

I stayed sober for this?

George R. R. Martin
Sober

Mother, I want to see him fly!

George R. R. Martin
Mother, Want
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.371, Bantam

If a man paints a target on his chest, he should expect that sooner or later someone will loose an arrow on him.

George R. R. Martin
Men, Arrows, Target
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.191, Bantam

He drew the dagger and laid it on the table between them; a length of dragonbone and Valyrian steel, as sharp as the difference between right and wrong, between true and false, between life and death.

George R. R. Martin
Differences, Life And Death, Steel
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.432, Bantam

The Gods give with one hand and take with the other.

George R. R. Martin
Hands, Giving, Tyrion
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.1231, Bantam

I am not going to get into it myself, except to say (1) if I am writing "boy fiction," who are all those boys with breasts who keep turning up by the hundreds at my signings and readings? and (2) thank you, geek girls! I love you all.

George R. R. Martin
Girl, Love You, Reading

The letter . . . What did your lords make of it, I wonder?” Stannis snorted. “Celtigar pronounced it admirable. If I showed him the contents of my privy, he would declare that admirable as well.

George R. R. Martin
Letters, Wonder, Lord
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.873, Bantam

She had never loved him so much as she did in that instant.

George R. R. Martin
Instant
George R. R. Martin (2016). “A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One”, p.240, Bantam

She might have wept then, had not the sky begun to do it for her.

George R. R. Martin
Rainy Day, Sky, Might
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.1971, Bantam

The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer.

George R. R. Martin
Summer, Morning, Cold
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.25, Bantam

Catelyn had never liked this godswood. She had been born a Tully, at Riverrun far to the south, on the Red Fork of the Trident. The godswood there was a garden, bright and airy, where tall redwoods spread dappled shadows across tinkling streams, birds sang from hidden nests, and the air was spicy with the scent of flowers.

George R. R. Martin
Flower, Garden, Air
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.32, Bantam

The snow drifted down and down, all in ghostly silence, and lay thick and unbroken on the ground. It was a place of whites and blacks and greys. White towers and white snow and white statues, black shadows and black trees, the dark grey sky above. A pure world, Sansa thought. I do not belong here. Yet she stepped out all the same.

George R. R. Martin
Dark, Sky, White

Catelyn wanted to run to him, to kiss his sweet brow, to wrap him in her arms so tightly that he would never come to harm.

George R. R. Martin
Running, Sweet, Kissing
George R. R. Martin (2016). “A Game of Thrones: The Illustrated Edition: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book One”, p.628, Bantam

Tyrion let the eunuch help him mount. "Lord Varys," he said from the saddle, "sometimes I feel as though you are the best friend I have in King's Landing and sometimes I feel you are my worst enemy." "How odd. I think quite the same of you.

George R. R. Martin
Kings, Thinking, Worst Enemy
George R. R. Martin (2003). “A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Two”, p.231, Bantam

It was a story called ‘The Hero’ which I sold to Galaxy magazine in 1970, for $94.

George R. R. Martin
Hero, Stories, Magazines

The eunuch had looked death in the face, so near he might have kissed her on the lips.

George R. R. Martin
Might, Faces, Lips
George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five”, p.1046, Bantam

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