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He'll be down with the books. My old septon used to say books are dead men talking. Dead men should keep quiet is what I say. No one wants to hear a d...more

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And what lesson can we draw from Volantene history?”“If you want to conquer the world, you best have dragons.

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Before he had lost his sight, the maester had loved books as much as Samwell Tarly did. He understood the way that you could sometimes fall right into...more

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My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.

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No mortal man could frighten him, no more than the darkness could, nor the bones of his soul, the grey and grisly bones of his soul.

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I have a realistic grasp of my own strengths and weaknesses. My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have...more

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Most of my kin are bastards," [Tyrion] said with a wry smile, "but you're the first I've had to friend.

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... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

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Be careful you don't cut yourself. The edges are sharp enough to shave with.''Girls don't shave', Arya said.'Maybe they should. Have you ever seen the...more

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Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side?

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His cloak was his crowning glory; sable, thick and black and soft as sin.

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They hate you because you act like you're better than they are...." "[they are] Four that you humiliated in the yard. Four who are probably afraid of ...more

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We were talking about the prince,' Sansa said, her voice soft as a kiss.Arya knew which prince she meant: Joffrey, of course. The tall, handsome one. ...more

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Laughter is poison to fear.

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A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.