Things are not always as they seemed, Much that may seem evil can be good.
I could keep you safe,” he rasped. “They’re all afraid of me. No one would hurt you again, or I’d kill them -Sandor Clegane.
It is chivalry that makes a true knight, not a sword.
So the wolfling is leaving his den to play among the lions,” he said in a voice of quiet satisfaction.
Oak and iron, guard me well, or else I’m dead, and doomed to hell.
Wolves never cry.
IT IS SAID with truth that every building is constructed stone by stone, and the same may be said of knowledge, extracted and compiled by many learned men, each of whom builds upon the works of those who preceded him. What one of them does not know is known to another, and little remains truly unknown if one seeks far enough.
I have never forgotten, and I can’t imagine you have, and I’ve thought of it over the years. It was so good, when it was good, I kept thinking. How could it go wrong?
Is that gallantry I smell, or just stupidity? The two scents are much alike, as I recall.
The vilest of men and the wickedest of women likewise may do good from time to time, for love and compassion and pity may be found in even the blackest of hearts.
Hard things only grow harder if you put them off.
The hard truths are the ones to hold tight. – Old Bear.
I dreamt of a maid at a feast with purple serpents in her hair, venom dripping from their fangs. And later I dreamt that maid again, slaying a savage giant in a castle built of snow.
Words are wind. If you love me, do not leave me.
Torches just blind you. On a clear night like this, the moon and the stars are enough.
By what right does the wolf judge the lion?
The ground was so far below him, he could barely make it out through the grey mists that whirled around him, but he could feel how fast he was falling, and he knew what was waiting for him down there. Even in dreams, you could not fall forever. He would wake up in the instant before he hit the ground, he knew. You always woke in the instant before you hit the ground.
Why did you make your people lambs, when the world is full of wolves.
I’m short not blind.
Do as you’re told, sweetling, it won’t be so bad. Wolves are supposed to be brave, aren’t they?