Old man Quotes by George R.R. Martin

9 Old man quotes by George R.R. Martin

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Martin’s 'Old man' lines are a short, gritty portrait of seasoned characters, delivering the weight of history in a few powerful phrases. This brief collection offers a taste of his sprawling imagination, distilled.

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“Forgive an old man his wanderings, if you would. Minds are like swords, I do fear. The old ones go to rust.”

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“What would you have of me?” “Two things,” the old man said. “Winterfell, and your life.”

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“Yet he understood what the old man had meant, about the pain of choosing; he understood that all too well. Tyrion”

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“A man will win one tourney, and fall quickly in the next. A slick spot in the grass may mean defeat, or…

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“Nor was he Aemon Targaryen. Three times the old man had chosen, and three times he had chosen honor, but that was…

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“There were four of them, Catelyn saw. An old man in the black of the Night’s Watch, two servants … and Tyrion Lannister, standing…

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“Jon, did you ever wonder why the men of the Night's Watch take no wives and father no children?'' Maester Aemon asked.…

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“Desmond ushered the man inside. He was stooped and ugly, with an unkempt beard and unwashed clothes, yet Father greeted him pleasantly…

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“Allow me to give my lord one last piece of counsel," the old man had said, "the same counsel I once gave…

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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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