Skip to content

Courage Quotes by George R.R. Martin

27 Courage quotes by George R.R. Martin

All Courage quotes George R.R. Martin’s page

Martin’s take on bravery mixes gritty realism with the epic stakes of his worlds. Across twenty‑seven quotes you’ll find the same tension between fear and honor that fuels his storytelling, making it a compelling read for fans and newcomers alike.

Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet

“Some men think because they're afraid to do .”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“I am afraid but I must be brave”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“The brave man slays with a sword, the craven with a wineskin.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“What good did it do you to be brave?”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“when it comes to battle, discipline beats valor every time.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“The world was full of cravens who pretended to be heroes; it took a queer sort of courage to admit to cowardice...”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“It dose not matter how brave or brilliant a man is, if his commands cannot be heard.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“In the end a gentle heart may be worth more than pride or valor.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Give me the wisdom to know what must be done and the courage to do it.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“I can’t command you to be brave, but I can command you to hide your fears.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Grieve for them. Honor them for their valor. But not now. You have no time for grief.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“No, but you have courage. Not battle courage perhaps but . . . I don’t know . . . a kind of woman’s courage.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Not all of us can be as bold as Jaime, but there are other ways to win wars.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“If I pray nicely, will the Father give me a new hand? No. But the Warrior will give you courage, the Smith…

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Drunks they may be, but a drunken man knows not fear. Fools, aye, but a fool can kill a king. Rats, that…

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Lady, I have never been a hero, no Ryam Redwyne or Barristan the Bold. I've won no tourneys, no renown in war...…

George R.R. Martin

Image

“-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

Image

“His strength, his speed, his valor, all his hard-won skill . . . it was worth less than a mummer’s fart, because…

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Would that some could find the courage to help themselves. Craster sprawls in his loft even now, stinking of wine and lost…

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Did you teach him wisdom as well as valor, Ned! She wondered. Did you teach him how to Kneel! The grave yards…

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Ser Barristan,” she called, “I know what quality a king needs most.” “Courage, Your Grace?” “Cheeks like iron,” she teased. “All I…

George R.R. Martin

Image

“It was queer how sometimes a child's innocent eyes can see things that grown men are blind to.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Even brave men blind themselves sometimes, when they are afraid to see.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“It does not matter how brave or brilliant a man is, if his commands cannot be heard.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Your father is fearless," Catelyn pointed out. "He is brave, but that is very different.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“You will need to be brave and strong . . . and patient, patient above all.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“The world was full of cravens who pretended to be heroes; it took a queer sort of courage to admit to cowardice…

George R.R. Martin

Image

Other authors on Courage

More by George R.R. Martin

“Neither's the one you get, less you want me to see if your apple's ripe, yet. - Yoren”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“You are the queen, he ought to be begging leave of you.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“It is my look they will flinch from now, my frown that they must fear.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“A good threat is often more telling than a blow.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“This wine is very choice.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Everything Syrio Forel had ever taught her vanished in a heartbeat. In that instant of sudden terror, the only lesson Arya could remember was…

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Megga couldn’t sing, but she was mad to be kissed. She and Alla played a kissing game sometimes, she confessed, but it wasn’t the…

George R.R. Martin

Image

“The rain feels good against my face, Sam. It feels like tears. Let me stay a while longer, I pray you. It has been…

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Every man who walks the earth casts a shadow on the world. Some are thin and weak, others long and dark.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“The shy girl she had known at Riverrun had grown into a woman who was by turns proud, fearful, cruel, dreamy, reckless, timid, stubborn,…

George R.R. Martin

Image

“He won the war on the battlefield and lost it in a bedchamber, poor fool.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“On the morning after battle the crows had feasted on victors and vanquished alike. How much can a crown be worth when a crow…

George R.R. Martin

Image

“The little man gave the big one a look. One of his eyes was green, one was black, and both were cool.”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“Jon, could there be honor in a lie, if it were told for a...good purpose? - Samwell”

George R.R. Martin

Image

“My mother said my father had a drop of dragon blood.” “Two drops. That, or a cock six feet long.”

George R.R. Martin

Image