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A Clash of Kings quotes

George R. R. Martin

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“I will hurt you for this. I don’t know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you’ll know the debt is paid.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“There’s no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“The storms come and go, the waves crash overhead, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“Crowns do queer things to the heads beneath them” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of 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 his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws....” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“people often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it’s served up.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“I want to weep . . . I want to be comforted. I’m so tired of being strong. I want to be foolish and frightened for once. Just for a small while, that’s all...” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“I seldom fling children from towers to improve their health.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“A woman’s life is nine parts mess to one part magic, you’ll learn that soon enough... and the parts that look like magic often turn out to be messiest of all.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“The brightest flame casts the darkest shadows.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he’ll look you straight in the face.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“sometimes I feel as though you are the best friend I have in King’s Landing, and sometimes I feel you are my worst enemy.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“Only a fool humbles himself when the world is so full of men eager to do that job for him.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“The unseen enemy is always the most fearsome.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“In the end words are just wind.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“Was there ever a war where only one side bled?” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“no prince is ever late . . . Those who arrive before him have come early, that's all.” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings
“A lady's armor is courtesy” George R. R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

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