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All men must die. We are but death's instruments, not death himself.

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It is hard to die unmourned.

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She had no time for sleep, with the weight of the world upon her shoulders. And she feared to dream. Sleep is a little death, dreams the whisperings o...more

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Men's lives have meaning, not their deaths.

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This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.

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I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood.""Do you want to die old and craven in your bed?""How else? Though not...more

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Still, beauty can mask deadly danger.

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It was a hollow victory they gave me. A crown...it was the girl I prayed them for. Your sister, safe... and mine again as she was meant to be. I ask y...more

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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.

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There is entirely too much tut-tutting in this realm, if you ask me. All these kings would do a deal better if they put down their swords and listened...more

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Why won't they let me be? I just need to rest, that's all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a little.

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Why do the Gods make kings and queens if not to protect the ones who can't protect themselves?

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The glass candle is meant to represent truth and learning, rare and beautiful and fragile things. It is made in the shape of a candle to remind us tha...more

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Jon Snow, is this a proper castle now? Not just a tower?”“It is.” Jon took her hand.“Good,” she whispered. “I wanted t’ see one proper castle, before ...more

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Flies are the dead man's revenge.