" The gold of a lowland lord is as worthless as a half man's promises'' Gunthor said.

''Half a man I may be'' Tyrion said. ''Yet I have the courage to face my enemies. What do the Stone Crows do, but hide behind rocks and shiver with fear as the knights of the Vale ride by? "

― George R.R. Martin , A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1)