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- 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:…
- Why do the Gods make kings and queens if not to protect the ones who can't protect themselves?
- 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,…
- There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings.
- So many vows … they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for…
- If the day comes when you would find me again, give that coin to any man from Braavos, and say these words to him--valar morghulis.”…
- 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…
- This world is twisted beyond hope, when lowborn smugglers must vouch for the honor of kings.
- 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.…
- The stone is strong. Bran told himself, the roots of the trees go deep, and under the ground the Kings of Winter sit their thrones.…
- All these kings would do a deal better if they would put down their swords and listen to their mothers.
- Tyrion let the eunuch help him mount. "Lord Varys," he said from the saddle, "sometimes I feel as though you are the best friend I…
- 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…
- When you smell our candles burning, what does it make you think of, my child?" Winterfell, she might have said. I smell snow and smoke…
- 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 singers make much of kings who die valiantly in battle, but your life is worth more than a song.
- 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.…
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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
- I have walked into the palaces of kings and queens and into the houses of presidents. And much more. But I could… — Josephine Baker
- Our most bitter enemies are our own kith and kin. Kings have no brothers, no sons, no mother! — Honore de Balzac
- I did my first movie, 'The Mambo Kings,' in America without speaking the language. I learned the lines phonetically. I had an… — Antonio Banderas
- That is the great mistake about the affections. It is not the rise and fall of empires, the birth and death of… — Amelia Barr
- 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