More quotes by George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

"Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it."
"... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge."
"Winter is coming."
"He drew the dagger and laid it on the table between them; a length of dragonbone and Valyrian steel, as sharp as the difference between right and wrong, between true and false, between life and death."
"A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. And we all do our duty, when there is no cost to it. How easy it seems then, to walk the path of honor. Yet soon or late in every man's life comes a day when it is not easy, a day when he must choose. (Maester Aemon)"