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We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously.
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You are your mother's trueborn son of Lannister."

"Am I?" the dwarf replied, sardonic. "Do tell my lord father. My mother died birthing me, and he's never been sure."

"I don't even know who my mother was," Jon said.

"Some woman, no doubt. Most of them are." He favored Jon with a rueful grin. "Remember this, boy. All dwarfs may be bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs."

And with that he turned and sauntered back into the feast, whistling a tune.

When he opened the door, the light from within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king.
From A Game of Thrones
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I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood."

"Do you want to die old and craven in your bed?"

"How else? Though not till I'm done reading.
From A Feast for Crows
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Noseless and Handless, the Lannister Boys.
From A Storm of Swords
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Men's lives have meaning, not their deaths.
From A Dance with Dragons
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What are you doing to me?” he asked the crow, tearful. Teaching you how to fly. “I can’t fly!” You’re flying right now. “I’m falling!” Every flight begins with a fall, the crow said.
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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)
From A Game of Thrones
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.
From A Game of Thrones
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Once you've accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.
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If you need help bark like a dog." - Gendry.

"That's stupid. If I need help I'll shout help." - Arya
From A Clash of Kings
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Her name is Brienne," Jaime said. "Brienne, the maid of Tarth. You are still maiden, I hope?"

Her broad homely face turned red. "Yes."

"Oh, good," Jaime said. "I only rescue maidens.
From A Storm of Swords
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Tyrion let the eunuch help him mount. "Lord Varys," he said from the saddle, "sometimes I feel as though you are the best friend I have in King's Landing and sometimes I feel you are my worst enemy."

"How odd. I think quite the same of you.
From A Clash of Kings
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A great battle is a terrible thing," the old knight said, "but in the midst of blood and carnage, there is sometimes also beauty, beauty that could break your heart.
From A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
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How can you still count yourself a knight, when you have forsaken every vow you ever swore?"

Jaime reached for the flagon to refill his cup. "So many vows...they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or the other.
From A Clash of Kings
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This is a night for song and sin and drink, for come the morrow, the virtuous and the vile burn together.
From Fire & Blood
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The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.
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Hodor!
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Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.
From A Feast for Crows
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Was there ever a war where only one side bled?
From A Clash of Kings
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Why won't they let me be? I just need to rest, that's all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a little.
From A Storm of Swords
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"...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.
From A Game of Thrones
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Laughter is poison to fear.
From A Game of Thrones
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This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.
From A Feast for Crows
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She had no time for sleep, with the weight of the world upon her shoulders. And she feared to dream. Sleep is a little death, dreams the whisperings of the Other, who would drag us all into his eternal night.
From A Dance with Dragons
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We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously.
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You are your mother's trueborn son of Lannister."

"Am I?" the dwarf replied, sardonic. "Do tell my lord father. My mother died birthing me, and he's never been sure."

"I don't even know who my mother was," Jon said.

"Some woman, no doubt. Most of them are." He favored Jon with a rueful grin. "Remember this, boy. All dwarfs may be bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs."

And with that he turned and sauntered back into the feast, whistling a tune.

When he opened the door, the light from within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king.
From A Game of Thrones
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I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood."

"Do you want to die old and craven in your bed?"

"How else? Though not till I'm done reading.
From A Feast for Crows
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Noseless and Handless, the Lannister Boys.
From A Storm of Swords
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Men's lives have meaning, not their deaths.
From A Dance with Dragons
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What are you doing to me?” he asked the crow, tearful. Teaching you how to fly. “I can’t fly!” You’re flying right now. “I’m falling!” Every flight begins with a fall, the crow said.
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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)
From A Game of Thrones
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.
From A Game of Thrones
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Once you've accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.
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If you need help bark like a dog." - Gendry.

"That's stupid. If I need help I'll shout help." - Arya
From A Clash of Kings
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Her name is Brienne," Jaime said. "Brienne, the maid of Tarth. You are still maiden, I hope?"

Her broad homely face turned red. "Yes."

"Oh, good," Jaime said. "I only rescue maidens.
From A Storm of Swords
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Tyrion let the eunuch help him mount. "Lord Varys," he said from the saddle, "sometimes I feel as though you are the best friend I have in King's Landing and sometimes I feel you are my worst enemy."

"How odd. I think quite the same of you.
From A Clash of Kings
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A great battle is a terrible thing," the old knight said, "but in the midst of blood and carnage, there is sometimes also beauty, beauty that could break your heart.
From A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
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How can you still count yourself a knight, when you have forsaken every vow you ever swore?"

Jaime reached for the flagon to refill his cup. "So many vows...they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or the other.
From A Clash of Kings
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This is a night for song and sin and drink, for come the morrow, the virtuous and the vile burn together.
From Fire & Blood
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The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.
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Hodor!
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Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.
From A Feast for Crows
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Was there ever a war where only one side bled?
From A Clash of Kings
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Why won't they let me be? I just need to rest, that's all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a little.
From A Storm of Swords
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"...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.
From A Game of Thrones
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Laughter is poison to fear.
From A Game of Thrones
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This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.
From A Feast for Crows
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She had no time for sleep, with the weight of the world upon her shoulders. And she feared to dream. Sleep is a little death, dreams the whisperings of the Other, who would drag us all into his eternal night.
From A Dance with Dragons
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We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously.
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You are your mother's trueborn son of Lannister."

"Am I?" the dwarf replied, sardonic. "Do tell my lord father. My mother died birthing me, and he's never been sure."

"I don't even know who my mother was," Jon said.

"Some woman, no doubt. Most of them are." He favored Jon with a rueful grin. "Remember this, boy. All dwarfs may be bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs."

And with that he turned and sauntered back into the feast, whistling a tune.

When he opened the door, the light from within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king.
From A Game of Thrones
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I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood."

"Do you want to die old and craven in your bed?"

"How else? Though not till I'm done reading.
From A Feast for Crows
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Noseless and Handless, the Lannister Boys.
From A Storm of Swords
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Men's lives have meaning, not their deaths.
From A Dance with Dragons
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What are you doing to me?” he asked the crow, tearful. Teaching you how to fly. “I can’t fly!” You’re flying right now. “I’m falling!” Every flight begins with a fall, the crow said.
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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)
From A Game of Thrones
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.
From A Game of Thrones
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Once you've accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.
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If you need help bark like a dog." - Gendry.

"That's stupid. If I need help I'll shout help." - Arya
From A Clash of Kings
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Her name is Brienne," Jaime said. "Brienne, the maid of Tarth. You are still maiden, I hope?"

Her broad homely face turned red. "Yes."

"Oh, good," Jaime said. "I only rescue maidens.
From A Storm of Swords
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Tyrion let the eunuch help him mount. "Lord Varys," he said from the saddle, "sometimes I feel as though you are the best friend I have in King's Landing and sometimes I feel you are my worst enemy."

"How odd. I think quite the same of you.
From A Clash of Kings
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A great battle is a terrible thing," the old knight said, "but in the midst of blood and carnage, there is sometimes also beauty, beauty that could break your heart.
From A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms
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How can you still count yourself a knight, when you have forsaken every vow you ever swore?"

Jaime reached for the flagon to refill his cup. "So many vows...they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or the other.
From A Clash of Kings
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This is a night for song and sin and drink, for come the morrow, the virtuous and the vile burn together.
From Fire & Blood
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The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.
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Hodor!
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Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.
From A Feast for Crows
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Was there ever a war where only one side bled?
From A Clash of Kings
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Why won't they let me be? I just need to rest, that's all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a little.
From A Storm of Swords
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"...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.
From A Game of Thrones
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Laughter is poison to fear.
From A Game of Thrones
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This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.
From A Feast for Crows
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She had no time for sleep, with the weight of the world upon her shoulders. And she feared to dream. Sleep is a little death, dreams the whisperings of the Other, who would drag us all into his eternal night.
From A Dance with Dragons
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