Fire gives us life, but also has the power to destroy everything in its path.
Decisions based on emotion aren’t decisions, at all. They’re instincts. Which can be of value. The rational and the irrational complement each other. Individually they’re far less powerful.
Anyone who seeks to attain the power of a god must be prevented at all costs from attaining it.
All rulers are either butchers or meat.
A great man once said, everything is about sex. Except sex. Sex is about power.
A good king knows when to save his strength… and when to destroy his enemies.
A few years as Hand of the King would make anyone want to pi** off the edge of the world.
Your power resides in your prestige.[to Thorkell]
You’re looking at the guy where secrets go to die.[to Bill]
You want to be Hand of the King? You want to rule? This is what ruling is, lying on a bed of weeds, ripping them out by the root, one by one, before they strangle you in your sleep.
You sit upon the highest seat in the realm, Your Grace. Proud men don’t like having to look up.[to Viserys]
You must be the self-appointed Queen Bee. Interesting thing about bees. Pull out their stingers, and they drop dead.[to Bianca]
