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

"The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that."
"... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge."
"... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge."
"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die."
"...How would you like to die, Tyrion son of Tywin?""In my own bed, with a belly full of wine and a maiden's mouth around my cock, at the age of eighty,"he replied."