A Storm of Swords Quotes

“Why would the stars want to look down on such as me?”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

“Why ask for truth when you close your ears to it? - Ser Barristan Selmy to Daenerys”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

“I'm not a lady, Arya wanted to tell her, I'm a wolf.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

“old stories are like old friends (...) you have to visit them from time to time.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

“Jon Snow, you know nothing.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

“Some people hurt others just because they can.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

“I want her, he realized. I want Winterfell, yes, but I want her as well, child or woman or whatever she is. I want to comfort her. I want to hear her laugh. I want her to come to me willingly, bring me her joys and her sorrows and her lust.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

“Tyrion stared up at his father's hard green eyes with their flecks of cold bright gold. "Guilty," he said, "so guilty. Is that what you want to hear?"
Lord Tywin said nothing. Mace Tyrell nodded. Prince Oberyn looked mildly disappointed. "You admit you poisoned the king?"
"Nothing of the sort," said Tyrion. "Of Joffrey's death I am innocent. I am guilty of a more monstrous crime." He took a step toward his father. "I was born. I lived. I am guilty of being a dwarf, I confess it. And no matter how many times my good father forgave me, I have persisted in my infamy.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

“Clegane would grunt from time to time, and once Tyrion heard him mutter a curse, but otherwise he fought in a sullen silence.
Not Oberyn Martell. "You raped her," he called, feinting. "You murdered her," he said, dodging a looping cut from Gregor's greatsword. "You killed her children," he shouted, slamming the spearpoint into the giant's throat, only to have it glance off the thick steel gorget with a screech.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow