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Free folk don't follow names, or little cloth animals sewn on a tunic," the King-Beyond-the-Wall had told him. "They won't dance for coins, they don't...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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All Knights must bleed. Blood is the seal of our devotion.

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Most have been forgotten. Most deserve to be forgotten. The heroes will always be remembered. The best. The best and the worst. And a few who were a b...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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War seems like a fine adventure, the greatest most of them will ever know. Then they get a taste of battle. For some, that one taste is enough to brea...more

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Summer is the time for squabbles. In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths.

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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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He was a pitiful thing. He had always been a pitiful thing. Why had she never seen that before? There was a hollow place inside her where her fear had...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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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