Top 500 George R.R. Martin Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only once.”

— George R.R. Martin

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2. “When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.”

— George R.R. Martin

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

— George R.R. Martin

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4. “Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”

— George R.R. Martin

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5. “The man who fears losing has already lost.”

— George R.R. Martin

6. “A lion doesn’t concern itself with the opinion of sheep.”

— George R.R. Martin

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7. “Every flight begins with a fall.”

— George R.R. Martin

8. “Fear cuts deeper than swords.”

— George R.R. Martin

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9. “What is dead may never die, but rises again, stronger and harder.”

— George R.R. Martin

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10. “Kill the boy, Jon Snow. Winter is almost upon us. Kill the boy and let the man be born.”

— George R.R. Martin

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11. “For the night is dark and full of terrors.”

— George R.R. Martin

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12. “The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow.”

— George R.R. Martin

13. “When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.”

— George R.R. Martin

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14. “I will take what is mine with fire and blood.”

— George R.R. Martin

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15. “Sleep is good, he said, And books are better.”

— George R.R. Martin

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16. “Nothing someone says before the word ‘but’ really counts.”

— George R.R. Martin

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17. “Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle.”

— George R.R. Martin

18. “He who hurries through life hurries to his grave.”

— George R.R. Martin

19. “I am the sword in the darkness. I am the watcher on the walls. I am the fire that burns against the cold, the light that brings the dawn, the horn that wakes the sleepers, the shield that guards the realms of men.”

— George R.R. Martin

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20. “Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.”

— George R.R. Martin

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21. “The more people you love, the weaker you are.”

— George R.R. Martin

22. “There is no creature on earth half so terrifying as a truly just man.”

— George R.R. Martin

23. “The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid.”

— George R.R. Martin

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24. “Nobody is a villain in their own story. We’re all the heroes of our own stories.”

— George R.R. Martin

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25. “Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.”

— George R.R. Martin

26. “When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.”

— George R.R. Martin

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27. “There are no happy endings.”

— George R.R. Martin

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28. “I will hurt you for this. I don’t know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you’ll know the debt is paid.”

— George R.R. Martin

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29. “And any man who must say ‘I am king’ is no true king at all.”

— George R.R. Martin

30. “Bran thought about it. ‘Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?’ ‘That is the only time a man can be brave,’ his father told him.”

— George R.R. Martin

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31. “Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.”

— George R.R. Martin

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32. “Kill the boy and let the man be born.”

— George R.R. Martin

33. “Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.”

— George R.R. Martin

34. “A Lannister always pays his debts.”

— George R.R. Martin

35. “What’s dead may never die.”

— George R.R. Martin

36. “There’s no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.”

— George R.R. Martin

37. “When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.”

— George R.R. Martin

38. “The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that.”

— George R.R. Martin

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39. “Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.”

— George R.R. Martin

40. “Ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.”

— George R.R. Martin

41. “Let me give you some advice, bastard: Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you.”

— George R.R. Martin

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42. “Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next.”

— George R.R. Martin

43. “People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it’s served up.”

— George R.R. Martin

44. “Love is madness, and lust is poison.”

— George R.R. Martin

45. “Crowns do queer things to the heads beneath them.”

— George R.R. Martin

46. “I must show no fear, no weakness, no doubt.”

— George R.R. Martin

47. “Sacrifice is never easy or it is no true sacrifice. – Stannis.”

— George R.R. Martin

48. “Books are dead men talking.”

— George R.R. Martin

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49. “I am not questioning your honor, I am denying its existence.”

— George R.R. Martin

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50. “The ones who look the most suspicious are likely innocent. It’s the ones who look innocent I need to beware.”

— George R.R. Martin