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Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side?
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That's why I read so much Jon Snow.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
I am not questioning your honor, I am denying its existence.
George R.R. Martin
You are your mother's trueborn son of Lannister." "Am I?" the dwarf replied, sardonic. "Do tell my lord father. My mother died birthing me, and he's never been sure." "I don't even know who my mother was," Jon said. "Some woman, no doubt. Most of them are." He favored Jon with a rueful grin. "Remember this, boy. All dwarfs may be bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs." And with that he turned and sauntered back into the feast, whistling a tune. When he opened the door, the light from within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
My sister has mistaken me for a mushroom. She keeps me in the dark and feeds me shit.
George R.R. Martin (A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3))
Don’t call me Lord Snow.” The dwarf lifted an eyebrow. “Would you rather be called the Imp? Let them see that their words can cut you and you’ll never be free of the mockery. If they want to give you a name take it make it your own. Then they can’t hurt you with it anymore.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Noseless and Handless, the Lannister Boys.
George R.R. Martin (A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3))
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 (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
All dwarfs may be bastards yet not all bastards are dwarfs.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
I have a realistic grasp of my own strengths and weaknesses. My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind… and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. That’s why I read so much, Jon Snow.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
She never forgets a slight, real or imagined. She takes caution for cowardice and dissent for defiance. And she is greedy. Greedy for power, for honour, for love.
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
Tyrion Lannister could not have been more astonished if Aegon the Conqueror himself had burst into the room, riding on a dragon and juggling lemon pies.
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
And what lesson can we draw from Volantene history?” “If you want to conquer the world, you best have dragons.
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
Those are brave men," he told Ser Balon in admiration. "Let's go kill them.
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
The Lord of Winterfell would always be a Stark
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
Perhaps that is the secret. It is not what we do, so much as why we do it.
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
We Lannisters do have a certain pride," said Tyrion Lannister. “Pride?” Catelyn snapped. His mocking tone and easy manner made her angry. “Arrogance, some might call it. Arrogance and avarice and lust for power.” “My brother is undoubtedly arrogant,” Tyrion Lannister replied. “My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you?” He grinned.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
She has the blood of a wolf,” said Joffrey. “And you have the wits of a goose,” said Tyrion. “You can’t talk to me that way. The king can do as he likes.” “Aerys Targaryen did as he liked. Has you mother ever told you what happened to him?” Ser Boros Blount harrumphed. “No man threatens His Grace in the presence of the Kingsguard.” Tyrion Lannister raised an eyebrow. “I am not threating the king, ser, I am educating my nephew. Bronn, Timett, the next time Ser Boros opens his mouth, kill him.” The dwarf smiled. “Now that was a threat, ser. See the difference?
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
Jon:'What are you doing up there? Why aren't you at the feast?' Tyrion: 'Too hot, too noisy, and I'd drunk too much wine', the dwarf told him. 'I learned long ago that it is considered rude to vomit on your brother.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
The Gods give with one hand and take with the other.
George R.R. Martin
Remember this, boy. All dwarfs may be bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs." And with that he turned and sauntered back into the feast, whistling a tune. When he opened the door, the light from within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Remember, whatever the price...I'll beat it! I like living! Tyrion Lannister
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Tyrion let the eunuch help him mount. "Lord Varys," he said from the saddle, "sometimes I feel as though you are the best friend I have in King's Landing and sometimes I feel you are my worst enemy." "How odd. I think quite the same of you.
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
I loved a maid fair as summer, with sunlight in her hair.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Pissing is the least of my talents. You ought to see me shit
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
Make no mistake, dwarf. I fought for you, but I do not love you'' ''It was your blade I needed'' Tyrion said, ''not your love.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
For just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Drowning was bad enough. But drowning sad and sober, that's too cruel.
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
How could I not love him, after that? That is not to say that I approved of all he did, or much enjoyed the company of the man that he became... but every little girl needs a big brother to protect her. Tywin was big even when he was little.” She gave a sigh. “Who will protect us now?” Jaime kissed her cheek. “He left a son.” “Aye, he did. That is what I fear the most, in truth.” That was a queer remark. “Why should you fear?” “Jaime,” she said, tugging on his ear, “sweetling, I have known you since you were a babe at Joanna’s breast. You smile like Gerion and fight like Tyg, and there’s some of Kevan in you, else you would not wear that cloak... but Tyrion is Tywin’s son, not you. I said so once to your father’s face, and he would not speak to me for half a year. Men are such thundering great fools. Even the sort who come along once in a thousand years.
George R.R. Martin (A Feast for Crows (A Song of Ice and Fire, #4))
She is the widow of a Dothraki khal, a mother of dragons and sacker of cities, Aegon the Conqueror with teats.
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
Let me give you some counsel, bastard. Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strenght. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you. —Tyrion Lannister
George R.R. Martin
I heard a Lannister always pays his debts." "Oh, every penny....but never a groat more. You'll get the meal you bargained for, but it won't be sauced with gratitude, and in the end it will not nourish you.
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
…When you’ve know me longer, you’ll learn that I mean everything I say.” “Even the lies?” “Especially the lies. Lord Petyr…
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
He says that it is good luck to rub the head of a dwarf,” Haldon said after an exchange with the guard in his own tongue. Tyrion forced himself to smile at the man. “Tell him that it is even better luck to suck on a dwarf’s cock.
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
Another name? Oh, certainly. And when the Faceless Men come to kill me, I'll say, 'No, you have the wrong man, I'm a different dwarf with a hideous facial scar.'" Both Lannisters laughed at the absurdity of it all. (Tyrion Lannister)
George R.R. Martin
The city?" Tyrion was lost. "What city would that be?" "King's Landing. I am sending you to court." It was the last thing Tyrion Lannister would ever have anticipated. He reached for his wine, considered for a moment as he sipped. "And what am I to do there?" "Rule," his father said curtly.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
He pushed himself to his feet. “Don’t lie, Sansa. I am malformed, scarred, and small, but…” she could see him groping “…abed, when the candles are blown out, I am made no worse than other men. In the dark, I am the Knight of Flowers.” He took a draught of wine. “I am generous. Loyal to those who are loyal to me. I’ve proven I’m no craven. And I am cleverer than most, surely wits count for something. I can even be kind. Kindness is not a habit with us Lannisters, I fear, but I know I have some somewhere. I could be… I could be good to you.
George R.R. Martin (A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3))
„You're Ned Stark's bastard, aren't you?“ Jon felt a coldness pass right through him. He pressed his lips together and said nothing. „Did I offend you?“ Lannister said. „Sorry. Dwarfs don't have to be tactful. Generations of capering fools in motley have won me the right to dress badly and say any damn thing that comes into my head.“ He grinned. „You are the bastard, though.“ „Lord Eddard Stark is my father,“ Jon admitted stiffly. Lannister studied his face. „Yes,“ he said. „I can see it. You have more of the north in you than your brothers.“ „Half brothers,“ Jon corrected. He was pleased by the dwarf's comment, but he tried not to let it show. „Let me give you some counsel, bastard,“ Lannister said. „Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strenght. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.“ Jon was in no mood for anyone's counsel. „What do you know about being a bastard?“ „All dwarfs are bastards in their father's eyes.“ „You are your mother's trueborn son of Lannister.“ „Am I?“ the dwarf replied, sardonic. „Do tell my lord father. My mother died birthing me, and he's never been sure.“ „I don't even know who my mother was,“ Jon said. „Some woman, no doubt. Most of them are.“ He favored Jon with a rueful grin. „Remember this, boy. All dwarfs may be bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs.“ And with that he turned and sauntered back into the feast, whistling a tune. When he opened the door, the light from within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
That's one way we differ, Jaime and I. He's taller as well, you may have noticed.
George R.R. Martin
Once a man has seen a dragon in flight, let him stay home and tend his garden in content, someone had written once, for this wide world has no greater wonder." Tyrion scratched at his scar and tried to recall the author's name.
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
There has never been a slave who did not choose to be a slave. Their choice may be between bondage and death, but the choice is always there.
George R.R. Martin
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
I am only a little lion, child, and I vow, I shall not savage you.
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
The dwarf has played her like a set of pipes, and she is too deaf to hear the tune.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Every touch a lie. I have paid her so much false coin that she half thinks she's rich.
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons 2: After the Feast (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5, Part 2 of 2))
Gods and wonders always appear, to attend the birth of kings.
George R.R. Martin
That's what I do. I drink, and I know things
Tyrion Lannister
When he opened the door, the light from within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Tyrion Lannister had claimed that most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it, but Jon was done with denials. He was who he was; Jon Snow, bastard and oathbreaker, motherless, friendless, and damned. For the rest of his life-however long that might be-he would be condemned to be an outsider, the silent man standing in the shadows who dares not speak his true name.
George R.R. Martin
I beg you both, take heart.'(Varys) 'Whose?' asked Tyrion sourly. He could think of several tempting choices.
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
Why does a bear shit in the woods? he demanded. Because it is his nature. Lying comes as easily as breathing to a man like Littlefinger. You ought to know that, you of all people.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
I thank you for calling them off, young ser. I promise you, they would have found me indigestible.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Never forget what you are the rest of the world will not. Wear it like armour and it can never be used to hurt you.
George R.R. Martin
Tyrion felt the heat rise in him. “It was not my dagger,” he insisted. “How many times must I swear to that? Lady Stark, whatever you may believe of me, I am not a stupid man. Only a fool would arm a common footpad with his own blade.” Just for a moment, he thought he saw a flicker of doubt in her eyes, but what she said was, “Why would Petyr lie to me?” “Why does a bear shit in the woods?” he demanded. “Because it is his nature. Lying comes as easily as breathing to a man like Littlefinger. You ought to know that, you of all people.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Even now, long days later, the memory filled him with a bitter rage. All his life Tyrion had prided himself on his cunning, the only gift the gods had seen fit to give him, and yet this seven-times-damned she-wolf Catelyn Stark had outwitted him at every turn. The knowledge was more galling than the bare fact of his abduction.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
A fool more foolish than most had once jested that even Lord Tywin’s shit was flecked with gold. Some said the man was still alive, deep in the bowels of Casterly Rock.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Tyrion Lannister sniggered. That was when Catelyn knew he was hers. “This man came a guest into my house, and there conspired to murder my son, a boy of seven,” she proclaimed to the room at large, pointing. Ser Rodrik moved to her side, his sword in hand. “In the name of King Robert and the good lords you serve, I call upon you to seize him and help me return him to Winterfell to await the king’s justice.” She did not know what was more satisfying: the sound of a dozen swords drawn as one or the look on Tyrion Lannister’s face.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
My brother has his sword, and I have my mind... ―Tyrion Lannister
George R.R. Martin
If you do shit gold, Father, find a privy and get busy, he wanted to say, but he knew better. --Tyrion Lannister
George R.R. Martin (A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3))
Let them look. Let them stare and whisper until they've had their fill, I will not hide myself for their sake. - Tyrion Lannister
George R.R. Martin
Once you have accepted your flaws, No one can use them against you.
George R.R. Martin
it is real, all of it, he thought, the wars, the intrigues, the great bloody game, and me in the center of it... me, the dwarf, the monster, the one they scorned and laughed at, but now i hold it all, the power, the city, the girl. this was what i was made for, and gods forgive me, but i do love it... and her. and her." (tyrion lannister)
George R.R. Martin
I'm short not blind
George R.R. Martin
Tyrion Lannister was bundled in furs so thickly he looked like a very small bear
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Death is so final, whereas life is full of possibilities'' - Tyrion Lannister
George R.R. Martin
Less reliable tales also reached his ears, of a dwarf witch who haunted a hill in the riverlands, and a dwarf whore in King's Landing renowned for coupling with dogs. His own sweet sister had told him of the last, even offering to find him a bitch in heat if he cared to try it out. When he asked politely if she were referring to herself, Cersei had thrown a cup of wine in his face.
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
Some woman, no doubt. Most of them are." He favored Jon with a rueful grin. "Remember this, boy. All dwarfs are bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs." And with that he turned and sauntered back into the feast, whistling a tune. When he opened the door, the light from within threw his shadow clear across the yard, and for just a moment Tyrion Lannister stood tall as a king.
George R.R. Martin
There were four of them, Catelyn saw. An old man in the black of the Night’s Watch, two servants … and Tyrion Lannister, standing there small and bold as life. “My men will sleep in your stable, and as for myself, well, I do not require a large room, as you can plainly see.” He flashed a mocking grin. “So long as the fire’s warm and the straw reasonably free of fleas, I am a happy man.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
The gold of a lowland lord is as worthless as a half man's promises'' Gunthor said. ''Half a man I may be'' Tyrion said. ''Yet I have the courage to face my enemies. What do the Stone Crows do, but hide behind rocks and shiver with fear as the knights of the Vale ride by?
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
The battle fever. He had never thought to experience it himself, though Jamie had told him of it often enough. How time seemed to blur and slow and evenstop, how the past and the future vanished until there was nothing but the instant, how fear fled, and thought fled, and even you body. "You don't feel your wounds then, or the ache in your back from the weight of the armor, or the sweat running down into your eyes. You stop feeling you stop thinking, you stop being you, there is only the fight , the foe, this man and then the next and the next and the next, and you know they are afraid and tired but you're not, you're alive, and death is all around you but their swords move so slowly, you can dance through them laughing." Battle fever. I am half a man and drunk with slaughter, let them kill me if they can!
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
Nel mio cuore c'è un debole per storpi, bastardi e cose spezzate. Tyrion Lannister
George R.R. Martin
...And I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things." Tyrion Lannister placed a hand over his heart and grinned.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Your brother Jaime keeps losing battles. He gave Sansa an angry look, as if it were her fault. He’s been taken by the Starks and we’ve lost Riverrun and now her stupid brother is calling himself a king. The dwarf smiled crookedly. “All sorts of people are calling themselves kings these days.
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
He found Podrick Payne asleep in a chair outside the door of the solar, and shook him by the shoulder. "Summon Bronn, and then tun down to the stables and have two horses saddled." (Tyrion). The squire's eyes were cloudy with sleep. "Horses". (squire) "Those big brown animals that love apples, I'm sure you've seen them. Four legs and a tail. But Bronn first." (Tyrion)
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
Tyrion turned to his nephew. “Joffrey, it is past time you called on Lord Eddard and his lady, to offer them your comfort.” Joffrey looked as petulant as only a boy prince can look. “What good will my comfort do them?” “None,” Tyrion said. “Yet it is expected of you. Your absence has been noted.” “The Stark boy is nothing to me,” Joffrey said. “I cannot abide the wailing of women.” Tyrion Lannister reached up and slapped his nephew hard across the face. The boy’s cheek began to redden. “One word,” Tyrion said, “and I will hit you again.” “I’m going to tell Mother!” Joffrey exclaimed. Tyrion hit him again. Now both cheeks flamed. “You tell your mother,” Tyrion told him. “But first you get yourself to Lord and Lady Stark, and you fall to your knees in front of them, and you tell them how very sorry you are, and that you are at their service if there is the slightest thing you can do for them or theirs in this desperate hour, and that all your prayers go with them. Do you understand?
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
My brother has his swords, I have my books. A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.
George R.R. Martin
A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. That is why I read so much.
Tyrion Lannister
Nunca ha existido un esclavo que no escogiera ser esclavo. Puede que la elección fuera entre los grilletes y la muerte, pero la elección estaba siempre allí.
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
Let them see that their words can cut you, and you'll never be free of the mockery. If they want to give you a name, take it, make it you own. Then they can't hurt you with it anymore.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
I do solemnly proclaim Tyrion of House Lannister and Sansa of House Stark to be man and wife, one flesh, one heart, one soul, now and forever, and cursed be the one who comes between them.
George R.R. Martin (A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3))
She was scarcely a year older than I was, dark-haired, slender, with a face that would break your heart. It certainly broke mine. Lowborn, half-starved, unwashed... Yet lovely. They'd torn the rags she was wearing half off her back, so I wrapped her in my cloak while Jaime chase the men into the woods. By the time he came trotting back, I'd gotten a name out of her, and a story. She was a crofter's child, orphaned when her father died of fever, on her way to... Well, nowhere, really. The girl was too frightened to send her off by herself, though, so I offered to take her to the closest inn and feed her while my brother rode back to the Rock for help. She was hungrier than I would have believed. We finished two whole chickens and part of a third, and drank a flagon of wine, talking. I was only thirteen, and the wine went to my head, I fear. The next thing I knew, I was sharing her bed. If she was shy, I was shyer. I'll never know where I found the courage. When I broke her maidenhead, she wept, but afterward she kissed me and sang her little song, and by morning I was in love.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Tyrion pushed forward. "MY LORDS! " he shouted. He had to shout, to have any hope of being heard. His father raised a hand. Bit by bit, the hall grew silent.
George R.R. Martin (A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, #3))
the longer he lived ,the more tyrion realized that nothing was simple and little was true.
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
They held each other close and turned their backs upon the end. The hills that split asunder and the black that ate the skies; The flames that shot so high and hot that even dragons burned; Would never be the final sights that fell upon their eyes. A fly upon a wall, the waves the sea wind whipped and churned — The city of a thousand years, and all that men had learned; The Doom consumed it all alike, and neither of them turned" ―Tyrion Lannister and Jorah Mormont, quoting a poem about the Doom
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Deixa-me lhe dar um conselho, bastardo - Disse Lannister - Nunca se esqueça de quem é, porque é certo que o mundo não lembrará. Faça disso sua força. Assim, não poderá ser nunca a sua fraqueza. Arme-se com esta lembrança, e ela nunca poderá ser usada para magoá-lo (…) Lembre-se disso, rapaz. Todos os anões serão bastardos, mas nem todos os bastardos precisam ser anões -(…) e, só por um momento, Tyrion Lannister ergueu-se alto como um rei.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
La brujería es la salsa que los idiotas vierten sobre el fracaso para ocultar el sabor de su incompetencia.
George R.R. Martin
Remember this, boy. "All dwarfs may be bastards, yet not all bastards need be dwarfs
George R.R. Martin
If it comes to killing, tell Ser Jacelyn I won’t have it done in front of Tommen.” Tyrion donned a heavy cloak of dark brown wool. “My nephew is tender-hearted.” “Are you certain he’s a Lannister?
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
Guard your tongue before it digs your grave.
George R.R. Martin (The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister (A Song of Ice and Fire))
Never forget who you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armour, and it can never be used to hurt you.
Tyrion Lannister
A mí dadme dulces mentiras y guardaos vuestras amargas verdades.
George R.R. Martin
Oh, I think that Lord Tyrion is quite a large man,” Maester Aemon said from the far end of the table. He spoke softly, yet the high officers of the Night’s Watch all fell quiet, the better to hear what the ancient had to say. “I think he is a giant come among us, here at the end of the world.” Tyrion answered gently, “I’ve been called many things, my lord, but giant is seldom one of them.” “Nonetheless,” Maester Aemon said as his clouded, milk-white eyes moved to Tyrion’s face, “I think it is true.” For once, Tyrion Lannister found himself at a loss for words. He could only bow his head politely and say, “You are too kind, Maester Aemon.” The blind man smiled. He was a tiny thing, wrinkled and hairless, shrunken beneath the weight of a hundred years so his maester’s collar with its links of many metals hung loose about his throat. “I have been called many things, my lord,” he said, “but kind is seldom one of them.” This time Tyrion himself led the laughter.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
I am sorry for your loss as well, Joffrey," the dwarf said. "What loss?" "Your royal father? A large fierce man with a black beard; you'll recall him if you try. He was king before you." "Oh, him. Yes it was very sad, a boar killed him." "Is that what 'they' say, Your Grace?
George R.R. Martin (A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, #2))
One of the very striking life lessons from Game of Thrones. When Arya was blind; hopeless and helpless. The Waif lured her into multiple stick fights and the Waif would promptly beat Arya in every sparring match. But through those stick fight, Arya learned to cope with her blindness and how to fight “in the dark.” After Arya had regained her sight and Jaqen had granted the Waif’s wish to kill Arya. Arya confronted the Waif in a hideout and put out the only light in the room. Arya best the Waif due to her proficiency in fighting without sight (which, ironically, was trained by the Waif). Arya killed her adversary. ONE THING ABOUT CHALLENGES IN LIFE IS: THROUGH THEM, WE LEARN HOW TO OVERCOME THEM. Always Pay Attention!
Olaotan Fawehinmi (The Soldier Within)
Sleep is good. And books are better.
George R.R. Martin (The Wit & Wisdom of Tyrion Lannister)
None taken, Ser Jaremy. My father is very fond of spiked heads, especially those of people who have annoyed him in some fashion. And a face as noble as yours, well, no doubt he saw you decorating the city wall above King's Gate. I think you would have looked very striking up there.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
I know that she spent her childhood in exile, impoverished, living on dreams and schemes, running from one city to the next, always fearful, never safe, friendless but for a brother who was by all accounts half-mad... a brother who sold her maidenhood to the Dothraki for the promise of an army. I know that somewhere upon the grass, her dragons hatched, and so did she. I know she is proud. How not? What else was left her but pride? I know she is strong. How not? The Dothraki despise weakness. If Daenerys had been weak, she would have perished with Viserys. I know she is fierce. Astapor, Yunkai and Meereen are proof enough of that. She has survived assassins and conspiracies and fell sorceries, grieved for a brother and a husband and a son, trod the cities of the slavers to dust beneath her dainty sandaled feet." - Tyrion Lannister to Aegon Targaryen, about Daenerys
George R.R. Martin (A Dance with Dragons (A Song of Ice and Fire, #5))
Por que lê tanto ? (...) - Olhe-me e diga o que vê. O rapaz olhou-o com suspeita - Isto é algum truque ? Vejo você. Tyrion Lannister Tyrion suspirou. - Você é notavelmente gentil para um bastardo, Snow. O que vê é um anão. Você tem o que ? Doze anos ? - Catorze - disse o rapaz. - Catorze, e é mais alto que alguma vez serei. Minhas pernas são curtas e tortas, e caminho com dificuldade. Necessito de uma sela especial para não cair do cavalo. Uma cela de minha própria concepção, talvez te interesse saber. Era isso ou montar um pônei. Meus braços são suficientemente fortes mas, uma vez mais, demasiado curtos. Nunca serei um espadachim. Se tivesse nascido camponês, provavelmente me teriam me expulsado para que morresse, ou vendido para a coleção de aberrações de algum negociante de escravos. Mas, ai de mim ! Nasci um Lannister de Rochedo Casterly, e as coleções de aberrações são das mais pobres. Esperam-se coisas de mim. Meu pai foi mão do rei durante vinte anos. Aconteceu que, mais tarde, meu irmão matou esse mesmo rei, mas minha vida está cheia dessas pequenas ironias. Minha irmã casou-se com o novo rei e o meu repugnante sobrinho será rei depois dele. Devo cumprir minha parte pela honra da minha casa, não concorda ? Mas como ? Bem, poderei ter as pernas pequenas demais para o corpo, mas minha cabeça é grande demais, embora eu prefira pensar que tem o tamanho certo para minha mente. Possuo um entendimento realista das minha forças e fraquezas. A mente é minha arma. Meu irmão tem a sua espada, O Rei Robert, o seu martelo de guerra, e eu tenho a minha mente... e uma mente necessita de livros da mesma forma que uma espada necessita de uma pedra de amolar se quisermos que se mantenha afiada - Tyrion deu uma palmada na capa de coura do livro - É por isso que leio tanto, Jon Snow.
George R.R. Martin (A Game of Thrones (A Song of Ice and Fire, #1))
Tengo las piernas cortas y retorcidas, y me cuesta caminar. Necesito una silla de montar especial para no caerme del caballo. Por cierto, la diseñé yo mismo, ya que hablamos del tema. Tenía que elegir entre eso o ir en poni. Tengo fuerza en los brazos, pero también son cortos. Nunca seré un espadachín. Si hubiera nacido en una familia de campesinos seguramente me habrían abandonado a la intemperie para que muriera, o me habrían vendido como monstruo de feria. Pero soy un Lannister de Roca Casterly, y eso que se perdieron las ferias. Se esperan cosas de mí. Mi padre fué Mano del Rey veinte años. Después resulta que mi hermano mató a ese mismo rey, ironías de la vida. Mi hermana se casó con el nuevo rey, y ese odioso sobrino que tengo será rey tras su muerte. Debo hacer algo por el honor de mi casa, ¿no te parece? Pero, ¿qué? Puede que tenga las piernas cortas en relación con mi cuerpo, pero la cabeza la tengo demasiado grande, aunque prefiero pensar que es del tamaño adecuado para mi mente. Tengo una idea bastante precisa de cuáles son mis puntos fuertes y mis puntos débiles. Mi mejor arma está en mi cerebro. Mi hermano tiene su espada, el rey Robert tiene su maza, y yo tengo mi mente...Pero una mente necesita de los libros igual que una espada de una piedra de amolar, para conservar el filo...Por eso leo tanto, Jon Nieves.
George R.R. Martin