The stone is strong. Bran told himself, the roots of the trees go deep, and under the ground the Kings of Winter sit their thrones. So long as those remained, Winterfell remained. It was not dead, just broken. Like me, he thought. I'm not dead either.
A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Two (ed. Bantam, 2003) - ISBN: 9780553897852