The truly vile do stand out through the years.
The purpose of fighting is defeating your enemies, isn’t it? I’ve defeated mine. Riverrun belonged to House Tully for a thousand years. Now it’s mine. What do you call that? Victory.
The people are hungry for more than just food. They crave distractions. And if we don’t provide them, they’ll create their own. And their distractions are likely to end with us being torn to pieces.
The only people who aren’t afraid of failure are madmen.
The next time you fail me will be the last time you fail me.[to Tyrion]
The love between a man and wife is sacred. It reflects the love the gods have for all of us. But sin leads us away from the sacred. And only confession can purge sin.
The law is the law.
The future is s***. Just like the past.
The day I ask my people to fight with the crows is the day my people cut my guts from my belly and make me eat them.
The best way to forge a lasting alliance isn’t by peeling a man’s skin off. The best way is marriage.
That is life. We each have our roles.
Tens of thousands of innocent lives, one not particularly innocent dwarf, it seems like a fair trade.