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title: "8 Swords Quotes By George R.R. Martin"
description: "8 Swords quotes by George R.R. Martin. Plus more from George R.R. Martin and more Swords sayings from other authors."
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> [“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/)

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> [“We’ll shove our swords up Tywin Lannister’s bunghole soon enough,”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/we-ll-shove-our-swords-up-tywin-lannister-s-bunghole-soon-enough/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

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> [“Words are not swords.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/words-are-not-swords/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

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> [“When it comes to swords, a queen is only a woman after all.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/when-it-comes-to-swords-a-queen-is-only-a-woman-after-all/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

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> [“The pale sword came shivering through the air”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/the-pale-sword-came-shivering-through-the-air/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

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> [“A shy smile, strong arms, clever fingers, and two sure swords. What more could any woman want?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/a-shy-smile-strong-arms-clever-fingers-and-two-sure-swords-what-more/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

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> [“Barristan Semly was not a bookish man, but he had often glanced through the pages of the White Book, where the deeds…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/barristan-semly-was-not-a-bookish-man-but-he-had-often-glanced/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

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> [“Some men are like swords, made for fighting. Hang them and they go to rust.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/some-men-are-like-swords-made-for-fighting-hang-them-and-they-go-to/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

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## 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”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/neither-s-the-one-you-get-less-you-want-me-to-see-if-your-apple-s/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“You are the queen, he ought to be begging leave of you.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/you-are-the-queen-he-ought-to-be-begging-leave-of-you/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“It is my look they will flinch from now, my frown that they must fear.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/it-is-my-look-they-will-flinch-from-now-my-frown-that-they-must-fear/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“A good threat is often more telling than a blow.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/a-good-threat-is-often-more-telling-than-a-blow/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“This wine is very choice.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/this-wine-is-very-choice/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“Everything Syrio Forel had ever taught her vanished in a heartbeat. In that instant of sudden terror, the only lesson Arya could remember was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/everything-syrio-forel-had-ever-taught-her-vanished-in-a-heartbeat-in/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/megga-couldn-t-sing-but-she-was-mad-to-be-kissed-she-and-alla-played/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“The rain feels good against my face, Sam. It feels like tears. Let me stay a while longer, I pray you. It has been…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/the-rain-feels-good-against-my-face-sam-it-feels-like-tears-let-me/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“Every man who walks the earth casts a shadow on the world. Some are thin and weak, others long and dark.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/every-man-who-walks-the-earth-casts-a-shadow-on-the-world-some-are/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“The shy girl she had known at Riverrun had grown into a woman who was by turns proud, fearful, cruel, dreamy, reckless, timid, stubborn,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/the-shy-girl-she-had-known-at-riverrun-had-grown-into-a-woman-who-was/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“He won the war on the battlefield and lost it in a bedchamber, poor fool.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/he-won-the-war-on-the-battlefield-and-lost-it-in-a-bedchamber-poor/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“On the morning after battle the crows had feasted on victors and vanquished alike. How much can a crown be worth when a crow…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/on-the-morning-after-battle-the-crows-had-feasted-on-victors-and/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“The little man gave the big one a look. One of his eyes was green, one was black, and both were cool.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/the-little-man-gave-the-big-one-a-look-one-of-his-eyes-was-green-one/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“Jon, could there be honor in a lie, if it were told for a...good purpose? - Samwell”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/jon-could-there-be-honor-in-a-lie-if-it-were-told-for-a-good-purpose/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

> [“My mother said my father had a drop of dragon blood.” “Two drops. That, or a cock six feet long.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin/my-mother-said-my-father-had-a-drop-of-dragon-blood-two-drops-that-or/)

[George R.R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin/)

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