A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (The Tales of Dunk and Egg, #1-3)

by George R.R. Martin

Though he had never learned the magic of reading or writing,

The summers have been shorter since the last dragon died, and the winters longer and crueler.”

“As great a fool as ever lived, and as great a knight as well.”

“Sweet lady,” said Florian, “all men are fools, and all men are knights, where women are concerned.”