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King Quotes by George R. R. Martin
- Tolkien can say that Aragorn became king and reigned for a hundred years, and he was wise and good. But Tolkien doesn’t ask the question:…
- I could have written a story about a well-adjusted family. Ned Stark comes down to King’s Landing and takes over and solves all their problems.…
- An awful lot of fantasy, and even some great fantasy, falls into the mistake of assuming that a good man will be a good king,…
- So many vows … they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for…
- Weese," she would whisper, first of all. "Dunsen, Chiswyck, Polliver, Raff the Sweetling. The Tickler and the Hound. Ser Gregor, Ser Armory, Ser Ilyn, Ser…
- We were king’s men, knights, and heroes . . . but some knights are dark and full of terror, my lady. War makes monsters of…
- In a heartbeat, a thousand voices took up the chant. King Joffrey and King Robb and King Stannis were forgotten, and King Bread ruled alone.…
- My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone…
- Bear Island knows no king but the King in the North, whose name is STARK.
- Swords have been my life, not books. But every child knows that the Targaryens have always danced too close to madness. Your father was not…
- Man wants to be the king o' the rabbits, he best wear a pair o' floppy ears.
- How much can a crown be worth, when a crow can dine upon a king?
- In a room sit three great men, a king, a priest, and a rich man with his gold. Between them stands a sellsword, a little…
- A man of the Night's Watch lives his life for the realm. Not for a king, nor a lord, nor the honor of this house…
- An admiral without ships, a hand without fingers, in service of a king without a throne. Is this a knight who comes before us, or…
- The Iron Throne is mine by rights. All those who deny that are my foes." "The whole of the realm denies it, brother," said Renley.…
- Mother said," mocked the king. "Don't be childish." "We're children," Myrcella declared haughtily. "We're supposed to be childish." The Hound laughed. "She has you there.
- I buried him with mine own hands, in a place he showed me once when I was a squire at Storm’s End. No one shall…
- Free folk don't follow names, or little cloth animals sewn on a tunic," the King-Beyond-the-Wall had told him. "They won't dance for coins, they don't…
- In King’s Landing, there are two sorts of people. The players and the pieces… Every man’s a piece to start with, and every maid as…
- The choice is yours, brother. Live a thrall or die a king. Do you dare to fly? Unless you take the leap, you’ll never know."…
- Remember this, boy. All dwarfs may be bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs." And with that he turned and sauntered back into the…
- Kill me, and be cursed. You are no king of mine.
- Death, there will be death, aye. Your lordship lost a son at the Red Wedding. I lost four upon the Blackwater. And why? Because the…
- Now I understand why King Stannis let the wildlings through the Wall. He means for us to eat them.
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- I am, indeed, a king, because I know how to rule myself. — Pietro Aretino
- With a goose-quill and a few sheets of paper, I mock myself of the universe. They say I am the son of… — Pietro Aretino
- He that is kind is free, though he is a slave; he that is evil is a slave, though he be a… — Saint Augustine
- I have a very high opinion of Steve King and his ability, so I would encourage him to consider any position for… — Michele Bachmann
- The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King… — Sarah Bernhardt
- As civilisation advances, the deities lessen in number, the divine powers become concentrated more and more in one Being, and God rules… — Annie Besant
- Anoint, v.: To grease a king or other great functionary already sufficiently slippery. — Ambrose Bierce
- Thanks to farm subsidies, the fine collaboration between agribusiness and Congress, soy, corn and cattle became king. And chicken soon joined them… — Mark Bittman
- The leaders who we admire who have been able to bring great change in the past - Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Nelson… — Dennis C. Blair
- But, I would say when I was four years old and I was at the Alan King Tennis Tournament and I was… — Andre Agassi
- Create like a god, command like a king, work like a slave. — Constantin Brancusi
- Your part can be the king, but unless people are treating you like royalty, you ain't no king, man. — Jeff Bridges