He drew the dagger and laid it on the table between them; a... - George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

"Laughter is poison to fear."

"Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?''That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him."

"Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities."

"... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge."

"When you play a game of thrones you win or you die."