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

George R.R. Martin

“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

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

George R.R. Martin

“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

“Fear cuts deeper than swords.”

George R.R. Martin