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1 " Then the storm broke, and the dragons danced. "
― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)
2 " A ruler needs a good head and a true heart,” she famously told the king. “A cock is not essential. "
3 " Words are wind, but wind can fan a fire. My father and my uncle fought words with steel and flame. We shall fight words with words, and put out the fires before they start. "
4 " Only you could have won me away from the sea. I came back from the ends of the earth for you. "
5 " 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. "
6 " We are as the gods made us. Strong and weak, good and bad, cruel and kind, heroic and selfish. Know that if you would rule over the kingdom of men. "
7 " They call me Baelon the Brave,” the prince told his wife at her bedside, “but I would sooner fight a dozen battles than do what you’ve just done. "
8 " The seeds of war are oft planted during times of peace. "
9 " Sail far. Sail fast. "
10 " A twisted spine condemned him to walk with a limp, but as he said famously, “I do not limp when I read, nor when I write. "
11 " Let no man think that the fire of the Targaryens did not burn in his veins. "
12 " The next morning the sea was calm again, the sun was shining, and the water was so blue and innocent a man might never know that under it my brother floated, dead with all his men. "
13 " It is always winter now. "
14 " The King’s Hand should have a hand,” the Hand said “I will not have men speaking of the King’s Stump "
15 " Thrones are won with swords, not quills. Spill blood, not ink. "
16 " All men are sinners. "
17 " The Father made men curious, some say to test our faith. It is my own abiding sin that whenever I come upon a door I must needs see what lies upon the farther side, but certain doors are best left unopened. "
18 " The Iron Throne will go to the man who has the strength to seize it. "
19 " I will leave the making of law to you, brother,” Prince Baelon declared, “I would sooner make sons. "
20 " Such a fierce little thing she is, they say, she has no need of comfort. They are wrong in that, I fear. All men need comfort. "