Parenting Quotes by George R.R. Martin

“No mother loves all her children the same, not even the Mother Above.”

— George R.R. Martin

“Then I am not a dwarf. My father will rejoice to hear it.”

— George R.R. Martin

“what avails statecraft against the love of a mother for the sweet fruit of her womb?”

— George R.R. Martin

“My mother named me Shae. Men call me … often.”

— George R.R. Martin

“No mother should outlive her children, and no captain should outlive his ship.”

— George R.R. Martin

“My father went south once, to answer the summons of a king. He never came home again.”

— George R.R. Martin

“May the Father judge him justly. Now, there's an awful prospect.”

— George R.R. Martin

“My mother told me that dead men don't sing”

— George R.R. Martin

“The wind cut like a knife up here, and shrilled in the night like a mother mourning her slain children.”

— George R.R. Martin

“No wall can keep you safe," his father told him once, as they walked the walls of Winterfall. "A wall is only…

— George R.R. Martin

“-Can a man be brave when he is afraid?- Bran asked after a moment's thought. -"It's the only time he can be…

— George R.R. Martin

“There is entirely too much tut-tutting in this realm, if you ask me. All these kings would do a deal better if…

— George R.R. Martin

“The oft repeated jape about his father was just another lie, Lord Tywin Lannister in the end did not shit gold.”

— George R.R. Martin

“It's Magic, you see. It's justice you hold. It's vengeance for your father. It's home.”

— George R.R. Martin

“Fear makes even strong me do things they might never do otherwise, and my father was never strong. - Arianne”

— George R.R. Martin

“I am Tyrion, of House Lannister. Men call me the Imp.” “My mother named me Shae. Men call me … often.”

— George R.R. Martin

“He is not my father. The thought leapt unbidden to Jon's mind. Lord Eddard Stark is my father. I will not forget…

— George R.R. Martin

“You are Alayne, and you must be Alayne all the time." He put two fingers on her left breast. "Even here. In…

— George R.R. Martin

“Septa Mordane said boar hunting was not for ladies, and Mother only promised that when she was older she might have her…

— George R.R. Martin

“Quiet as a shadow Light as a feather Quick as a snake Calm as still water Smooth as summer silk Swift as…

— George R.R. Martin

“she whispered. Robb looked at her as if she’d gone mad. “Mother, stay here. I’ll come back as soon as the fire’s…

— George R.R. Martin

“The boys were going to a place that none had ever been before, to serve an order that had been the enemy…

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“My father was a traitor,” Sansa said at once. “And my brother and lady mother are traitors as well.” That reflex she…

— George R.R. Martin

“A long time ago, she remembered her father saying that when the cold winds blow the lone wolf dies but the pack…

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“Bones, Catelyn thought. This is not Ned, this is not the man I loved, the father of my children. His hands were…

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“Father asked if there were any knights in the hall who would do honor to their houses by taking the black, but…

— George R.R. Martin

“I am not blind, nor deaf. I know you all believe me weak, frightened, feeble. Your father knew me better. Oberyn was…

— George R.R. Martin

“Joffrey lurched to his feet. “I’m king! Kill him! Kill him now! I command it.” He chopped down with his hand, a…

— George R.R. Martin

“My lady,” Tyrion said. “You are lovely, make no mistake, but … I cannot do this. My father be damned. We will…

— George R.R. Martin

“The day my father came to claim me, my mother did not wish for me to go. ‘She is a girl,' she…

— George R.R. Martin

“The truth is, I wanted to watch you for a time before pledging you my sword. To make certain that you were…

— George R.R. Martin

“You are your mother's trueborn son of Lannister." "Am I?" the dwarf replied, sardonic. "Do tell my lord father. My mother died…

— George R.R. Martin

“All men must sleep, Bran. Even princes.” “When I sleep I turn into a wolf.” Bran turned his face away and looked…

— George R.R. Martin

“Mhysa!” a brown-skinned man shouted out at her. He had a child on his shoulder, a little girl, and she screamed the…

— George R.R. Martin

“The Liars believe in no afterlife, no God. We see the universe as it is , Father Damien, and these naked truths…

— George R.R. Martin

“You must miss your father terribly, I know. Lord Eddard was a brave man, honest and loyal...but quite a hopeless player.' He…

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“And to Rhaego son of Drogo, the stallion who will mount the world, to him I also pledge a gift. To him…

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“The Father protects his children, the septons taught, but Davos had led his boys into the fire. Dale would never give his…

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“„You're Ned Stark's bastard, aren't you?“ Jon felt a coldness pass right through him. He pressed his lips together and said nothing.…

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“Her clothes were almost dry by the time she reached the gatehouse. The portcullis was down and the gates barred, so she…

— George R.R. Martin