A Game of Thrones #1 Quotes

“The hand of the king was the second-most powerful man in the Seven Kingdoms. He spoke with the king’s voice, commanded the Kings army’s, drafted the king’s laws. At times he even sat upon the Iron Throne to dispense king’s justice, when the king was absent, or sick, or otherwise indisposed. Robert was offering him a responsibility as large as the realm itself.

It was the last thing in the world he wanted.”
― George RR Martin, A Game of Thrones #1