War Quotes by George R.R. Martin

“Wars need not be fought until the last drop of blood.”

— George R.R. Martin

“We have won a battle, not a war”

— George R.R. Martin

“My first rule of war, Cat-never give the enemy his wish”

— George R.R. Martin

“One war ends, another begins.”

— George R.R. Martin

“War makes monsters of us all.”

— George R.R. Martin

“Then the storm broke, and the dragons danced.”

— George R.R. Martin

“You named yourself battle commander. Command.” Her”

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“when it comes to battle, discipline beats valor every time.”

— George R.R. Martin

“when there are no battles to fight, men start to think about hearth and harvest.”

— George R.R. Martin

“The day is won [...] And yet you do not smile, boy. The living should smile, for the dead cannot.”

— George R.R. Martin

“But words in a book were one thing. The true test came in battle.”

— George R.R. Martin

“There was this to be said for weddings over battles, at least; it was less likely that someone would cut off your…

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“On armageddon day,' Sandy said, 'both armies will think they fight for good. And both of them will be wrong.”

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“Wars are won with quills and ravens, wasn't that what you said?”

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“They have scarcely finished burying the dead from the last battle, and already they are practicing for the next one.”

— George R.R. Martin

“If war were arithmetic, then the mathematicians would rule the world. (Lord Petyr Baelish)”

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“Lady, I have never been a hero, no Ryam Redwyne or Barristan the Bold. I've won no tourneys, no renown in war...…

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“The War is the enemy. It runs itself on the fears of the combatants. It is a machine into which men are…

— George R.R. Martin

“A great battle is a terrible thing," the old knight said, "but in the midst of blood and carnage, there is sometimes…

— George R.R. Martin

“Rhaegar had put his hand on Jaime’s shoulder. “When this battle’s done I mean to call a council. Changes will be made.…

— George R.R. Martin

“You can trick out a milk cow in crupper, crinet, and chamfron, and bard her all in silk, but that dosen't mean…

— George R.R. Martin

“A man is never so vulnerable in a battle as when he flees," Lord Eddard has told Jon once. "A running man…

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“Missandei said the Peaceful People made music instead of war. They did not kill, not even animals; they ate only fruit and…

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“The singers make much of kings who valiantly die in battle, but your life is worth more than a sword. To me…

— George R.R. Martin

“Armageddon,' Sandy said. 'The final battle. The ultimate confrontation between good and evil. That's what armageddon is supposed to be. Right?' Hobbins…

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“Gentle Mother, font of mercy, save our sons from war, we pray, stay the swords and stay the arrows, let them know…

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“You don’t feel your wounds then, or the ache in your back from the weight of the armor, or the sweat running…

— George R.R. Martin

“Ser Rodrik shouted “Winterfell!” and rode to meet him, with Bronn and Chiggen beside him, screaming some wordless battle cry. Ser Willis…

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“No singer would ever make a song about that battle. No maester would ever write down an account for one of the…

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“Your brother Jaime keeps losing battles. He gave Sansa an angry look, as if it were her fault. He’s been taken by…

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“Be certain,” Catelyn told her son, “or go home and take up that wooden sword again. You cannot afford to seem indecisive…

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“Lord Pea Pod. If you were a man, I would kill you for that, but my sword is made of too fine…

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“It is night in your Seven Kingdoms now,' the red woman went on, 'but soon the sun will rise again. The war…

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“War seems like a fine adventure, the greatest most of them will ever know. Then they get a taste of battle. For…

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“You were small, but far-famed. We were in Oldtown at your birth, and all the city talked of was the monster that…

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“The battle fever. He had never thought to experience it himself, though Jamie had told him of it often enough. How time…

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“The feast was good. The wine was of the best, and there was roast ox, rare and bloody, and stuffed ducks as…

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“But it did no good to brood on lost battles and roads not taken.”

— George R.R. Martin

“In battle, discipline beats numbers nine times of every ten.”

— George R.R. Martin

“some knights are dark and full of terror, my lady. War makes monsters of us all.”

— George R.R. Martin