A Song of Ice and Fire, 5-Book Boxed Set: A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, A Dance with Dragons (Song of Ice & Fire 1-5)

by George R.R. Martin

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.

A ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is.”

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

“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.”

We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.

“The night is dark and full of terrors.”