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

"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 mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge."
"Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you."
"When you play a game of thrones you win or you die."
"Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities."