Darkness Quotes by George R.R. Martin

19 Darkness quotes by George R.R. Martin

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Martin’s darkness isn’t just a backdrop; it’s a character in its own right. These 19 lines capture the cold, relentless edge that defines his stories, reminding readers that every throne is forged in shadow.

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“I am the sword in the darkness. I am the Watcher on the Wall.”

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“It is always dark where I am, so why should I fear the darkness?”

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“You cannot know what the light might summon from the darkness.”

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“In the darkness all the gods were strangers.”

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“Winter is coming, and when the Long Night falls, only the Night’s Watch will stand between the realm and the darkness that…

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“Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother’s milk. Darkness will make you strong.”

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“There’s something wrong here,” Gared muttered. The young knight gave him a disdainful smile. “Is there?” “Can’t you feel it?” Gared asked.…

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“Death should hold no fear for a man as old as me, but it does. Isn't that silly? It is always dark…

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“R'hllor, come to us in our darkness,' she called. 'Lord of Light, we offer you these false gods, these seven who are…

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“After the bone-grinding cold of the lands beyond the Wall, the caves were blessedly warm, and when the chill crept out of…

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“Shadow?” Davos felt his flesh prickling. “A shadow is a thing of darkness.” “You are more ignorant than a child, ser knight.…

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“Until tonight. Something was different tonight. There was an edge to this darkness that made his hackles rise. Nine days they had…

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“Hear my words and bear witness to my vow. Night gathers, and now my watch begins. It shall not end until my…

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“Hear my words, and bear witness to my vow,” they recited, their voices filling the twilit grove. “Night gathers, and now my…

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“Death should hold no fear for a man as old as me, but it does. Isn’t that silly? It is always dark…

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“In that darkness, the Others came riding, she used to say, dropping her voice lower and lower. Cold and dead they were,…

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“Bran had told himself a hundred times how much he hated hiding down here in the dark, how much he wanted to…

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“Melisandre laughed again. “You are lost in darkness and confusion, Ser Davos.” “And a good thing.” Davos gestured at the distant lights…

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“Bad horror stories concern themselves with six ways to kill a vampire, and graphic accounts of how the rats ate Billy's genitalia.…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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