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Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1) QUOTES

Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1) QUOTES

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. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

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. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

4 " Only you could have won me away from the sea. I came back from the ends of the earth for you. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

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. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

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. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

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. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

8 " The seeds of war are oft planted during times of peace. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

9 " Sail far. Sail fast. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

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. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

11 " Let no man think that the fire of the Targaryens did not burn in his veins. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

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. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

13 " It is always winter now. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

14 " The King’s Hand should have a hand,” the Hand said “I will not have men speaking of the King’s Stump "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

15 " Thrones are won with swords, not quills. Spill blood, not ink. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

16 " All men are sinners. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

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. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

18 " The Iron Throne will go to the man who has the strength to seize it. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

19 " I will leave the making of law to you, brother,” Prince Baelon declared, “I would sooner make sons. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)

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. "

― George R.R. Martin , Fire & Blood (A Targaryen History, #1)