She was scarcely a year older than I was, dark-haired, slender, with a face that would break your heart. It certainly broke mine. Lowborn, half-starved, unwashed... Yet lovely. They'd torn the rags she was wearing half off her back, so I wrapped her in my cloak while Jaime chase the men into the woods. By the time he came trotting back, I'd gotten a name out of her, and a story. She was a crofter's child, orphaned when her father died of fever, on her way to... Well, nowhere, really. The girl was too frightened to send her off by herself, though, so I offered to take her to the closest inn and feed her while my brother rode back to the Rock for help. She was hungrier than I would have believed. We finished two whole chickens and part of a third, and drank a flagon of wine, talking. I was only thirteen, and the wine went to my head, I fear. The next thing I knew, I was sharing her bed. If she was shy, I was shyer. I'll never know where I found the courage. When I broke her maidenhead, she wept, but afterward she kissed me and sang her little song, and by morning I was in love.
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MARTIN But the world preferred to forget that men who knew how to heal also knew how to kill. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN 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 crisp roast chicken would set the world aright. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN For men, the answer was always the same and never farther away than the nearest sword. For a woman, ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN These are the winter's people, he reminded himself. Tears froze upon your cheeks where they come fro... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Disease could wipe out an army quicker than any battle. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN That boy had wanted to be Ser Arthur Dayne, but someplace along the way he had become the Smiling Kn... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?' 'That is the only time a man ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN And what lesson can we draw from Volantene history?” “If you want to conquer the world, you... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. And we all do our duty, when the... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Most have been forgotten. Most deserve to be forgotten. The heroes will always be remembered. The be... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN My skin has turned to porcelain, to ivory, to steel. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Every man must die, Jon Snow. But first he must live. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Life is not a song, sweetling. Someday you may learn that, to your sorrow. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Nothing burns like the cold. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN If I look back I am lost. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Remember Old Nan's stories, Bran. Remember the way she told them, the sound of her voice. So long as... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The hotel bar was quiet and dark, with the kind of mood that promotes good talk and serious drinking... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I have a realistic grasp of my own strengths and weaknesses. My mind is my weapon. My brother has hi... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN A Lannister always pays his debts. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN It is hard to look a hero when mounted on a pig. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still wa... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You were made to be kissed, often and well. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN If you need help bark like a dog." - Gendry. "That's stupid. If I need help I'll shout h... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN All that Syrio Forel had taught her went racing through her head. Swift as a deer. Quiet as shadow. ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN He who hurries through life hurries to his grave. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Is it so far from madness to wisdom?" - Daenerys Targaryen GEORGE R.R. MARTIN When the sun has set, no candle can replace it. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I thought that I was the Warrior and Cersei was the Maid, but all the time she was the Stranger, ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN A lord must learn that sometimes words can accomplish what swords cannot. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN She had no time for sleep, with the weight of the world upon her shoulders. And she feared to dream.... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN He found Podrick Payne asleep in a chair outside the door of the solar, and shook him by the shoulde... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN A sword needs a sheath, heh, and a wedding needs a bedding. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Oh, I think not,” Varys said, swirling the wine in his cup. “Power is a curious thing, my lord. ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN A man can own a woman or a man can own a knife, but no man can own both. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Sorcery is a sword without a hilt. There is no safe way to grasp it. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Plots within plots, but all roads lead down the dragon’s gullet. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Hodor," said Hodor. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN And any man who must say 'I am king' is no true king at all. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN No Queen has clean hands. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I am alive, and drunk on sunlight. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN It is too late for ifs, and too late for rescues,” Catelyn said. “All that remains is vengeance. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Some men think because they're afraid to do . GEORGE R.R. MARTIN All these kings would do a deal better if they would put down their swords and listen to their mothe... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN And if I'm guilty of having gratuitous sex, then I'm also guilty of having gratuitous violence, and ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Hear me, Daenerys Targaryen. The glass candles are burning. Soon comes the pale mare, and after her ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Jon:'What are you doing up there? Why aren't you at the feast?' Tyrion: 'Too hot, too noisy, an... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Oh, yes. Choosing... it has always hurt. And always will. I know. -Maester Aemon Targaryen, A G... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Even in dreams, you could not fall forever. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The moon was a crescent, thin and sharp as the blade of a knife. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN He drew the dagger and laid it on the table between them; a length of dragonbone and Valyrian steel,... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN How can you still count yourself a knight, when you have forsaken every vow you ever swore?" <... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Can I dwell on what I scarce remember? I held a castle on the Marches once, and there was a woman I ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN War seems like a fine adventure, the greatest most of them will ever know. Then they get a taste of ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Ned looked down gravely at the sword in his hands. “This is no toy for children, least of all for ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Your brother Jaime keeps losing battles. He gave Sansa an angry look, as if it were her fault. He’... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I don’t know what message to send to Bran. Help him Tyrion.” “What help could I give him?... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Day followed day, and night followed night, until Dany knew she could not endure a moment longer. Sh... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Bear Island knows no king but the King in the North, whose name is STARK. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN [Melisandre] "His Grace is growing fond of you." [Jon] "I can tell. He only threatened to be... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Remember this, boy. All dwarfs may be bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs." And with that ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN „You're Ned Stark's bastard, aren't you?“ Jon felt a coldness pass right through him. He pr... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN