--- title: "7 Northerner Quotes by 7 authors" description: "Browse 7 Northerner quotes by 7 authors. Discover the best Northerner sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/george-r-r-martin-48_swords_every-northerner-is-worth-ten-of-these-s_115250.png" --- > [“Every northerner is worth ten of these southron swords,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/every-northerner-is-worth-ten-of-these-southron-swords/) [George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c85/george-r-r-martin-48_swords_every-northerner-is-worth-ten-of-these-s_115250.png) > [Really, I still just think of myself as a Northerner, ultimately. It's in my DNA. I'll always have those Northern qualities. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lena-headey/really-i-still-just-think-of-myself-as-a-northerner-ultimately-it-s/) [Lena Headey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lena-headey/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cde/lena-headey-7752_always_really-i-still-just-think-of-myself-as-a_953731.jpg) > [I'm still very much a Northerner. I try to have chips and gravy twice a week.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jon-richardson/i-m-still-very-much-a-northerner-i-try-to-have-chips-and-gravy-twice/) [Jon Richardson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jon-richardson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/46b/jon-richardson-7899_chips_i-m-still-very-much-a-northerner-i-try-t_1902088.jpg) > [I've always been ballsy. My dad is a blunt northerner, and maybe I've got a bit of that in me. I just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/suranne-jones/i-ve-always-been-ballsy-my-dad-is-a-blunt-northerner-and-maybe-i-ve/) [Suranne Jones](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/suranne-jones/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0f3/suranne-jones-14883_ahead_i-ve-always-been-ballsy-my-dad-is-a-blun_2323166.jpg) > [A common misperception of me is... that I am a tough, rough northerner, which I suppose I am really. But I'm pretty…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sean-bean/a-common-misperception-of-me-is-that-i-am-a-tough-rough-northerner/) [Sean Bean](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sean-bean/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72b/sean-bean-21392_common_a-common-misperception-of-me-is-that-i-a_2505756.jpg) > [I certainly wouldn't define myself as a northerner. I'm not even really sure what that means. I've lived in London for 50…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mckellen/i-certainly-wouldn-t-define-myself-as-a-northerner-i-m-not-even/) [Ian Mckellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mckellen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/456/ian-mckellen-1396_born_i-certainly-wouldn-t-define-myself-as-a_2978145.jpg) > [Where I grew up in the North-east, the community there, and the way people relate to one another, goes very deep. But…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-mckee/where-i-grew-up-in-the-north-east-the-community-there-and-the-way/) [Gina McKee](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-mckee/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a76/gina-mckee-32126_another_where-i-grew-up-in-the-north-east-the-co_3010100.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/northerner/#itemlist", "name": "Northerner Quotes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Every northerner is worth ten of these southron swords,”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George R.R. 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