The gods have yet to make a man who lacks the patience for absolute power.
The enemy without may be fought with swords. The enemy within is more insidious.
The boys who clung to me, who hid their little faces in my skirts, dead, so that I may sit upon a throne of swords?
People will pity you, either behind your back or in your presence. And they will stare at you or turn away. And they will underestimate you. And this will be your advantage.[mqq]to to Aegon[/mqqi]
No matter how fat the leech grows, it always wants for another meal.[to Otto]
No king has ever lived that hasn’t had to forfeit the lives of a few to protect the many.
My mother was made to produce heirs until it killed her. I won’t subject myself to the same fate.[in High Valyrian]
My brother’s city has fallen into squalor. Crime of every breed has been allowed to thrive. No longer. Beginning tonight, King’s Landing will learn to fear the color gold.
Men would sooner put the realm to the torch than see a woman ascend the Iron Throne.[to Rhaenyra]
Many in my line have been dragon riders. Very few among us have been dreamers. What is the power of a dragon, next to the power of prophecy?[to Alicent]
They are using us.[Laena Velaryon]It’s refreshing, isn’t it? A simple transaction. We have dragons, they have gold.[Daemon Targaryen]
It’s no easy thing for a man to be a dragonslayer. But dragons can kill dragons. And have.
