Parenting Quotes by 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

“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

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

— George R.R. Martin

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

— George R.R. Martin

“My own father could not love me. Why would you if not for gold?”

— George R.R. Martin

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

— George R.R. Martin

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

— George R.R. Martin

“She is the widow of a Dothraki khal, a mother of dragons and sacker of cities, Aegon the Conqueror with teats.”

— George R.R. Martin

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

— George R.R. Martin

“I should say something, but what? Pardon me, Father, but it’s our brother she wants to marry?”

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“My father once told me that some men are not worth having,” Jon finished. “A bannerman who is brutal or unjust dishonors…

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“I am not made to be a mother. I need to fight.” “Then fight … but for the living, not the dead.”

— 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…

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

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

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“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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“No, no, my good knight, do not fear for me. The fire is mine. I am Daenerys Stormborn, daughter of dragons, bride…

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“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…

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“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…

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“These wolves are more than wolves, Robb. You must know that. I think perhaps the gods sent them to us. Your father's…

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“Robb says the man died bravely, but Jon says he was afraid." "What do you think?" his father asked. Bran thought about…

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

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

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

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

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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…

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“---Sansa sat with her hands folded in her lap, watching with a strange fascination. She had never seen a man die before.…

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“When I commented that you seemed a poor sort of monster, your sister said, ‘He killed my mother,’ and twisted your little…

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

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

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

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

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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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“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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