George R. R. Martin - Die Quotes

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A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.

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You're mine," she whispered. "Mine, as I'm yours. And if we die, we die. All men must die, Jon Snow. But first, we'll live.

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Wizards die the same as other men, once you cut their heads off.

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I like dogs better than knights. A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face. He cupped her under the jaw, raising her chin, his fingers pinchingher painfully. And that's more than little birds can do, isn't it? I never got my song.

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Time is different for a tree than for a man. Sun and soil and water, these are the things a weirwood understands, not days and years and centuries. For men, time is a river. We are trapped in its flow, hurtling from past to present, always in the same direction. The lives of trees are different. They root and grow and die in one place, and that river does not move them. The oak is the acorn, the acorn is the oak.

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They'll kill for that knighthood, but don't ever think they'll die for it.

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If you die before you say her name, ser, I will hunt you through all seven hells." —Prince Oberyn of Dorne.

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They are children, Sansa thought. They are silly little girls, even Elinor. They've never seen a battle, they've never seen a man die, they know nothing. Their dreams were full of songs and stories, the way hers had been before Joffrey cut her fathers head off. Sansa pitied them. Sansa envied them.

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The singers make much of kings who die valiantly in battle, but your life is worth more than a song.

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The choice is yours, brother. Live a thrall or die a king. Do you dare to fly? Unless you take the leap, you'll never know." - Euron Greyjoy

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I just need to rest, that's all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a little.

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Winter will never come for the likes of us. Should we die in battle, they will surely sing of us, and it's always summer in the songs. In the songs all knights are gallant, all maids are beautiful, and the sun is always shining.

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

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This is the bravo's dance, the water dance, swift and sudden. All men are made of water, do you know this? When you pierce them, the water leaks out and they die.

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Do you want to die old and craven in your bed?- How else? Though not till I'm done reading.

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Let me tell you something about wolves, child. When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives. In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths. So if you must hate, Arya, hate those who would truly do us harm.

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She would die as she had lived, with an axe in her hand and a laugh upon her lips.

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If I die, I die friendless and abandoned. What choice did that leave him, but to live?

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

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His chains chinked softly. I seldom fling children from towers to improve their health. Yes, I meant for him to die.

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I think worship of death is an interesting basis for religion, because after all death is the one universal. It doesn't seem to matter what gods you pray to. We all die, in the real world and in fantasy worlds, and if there was some religion where you did not die I suspect that would be, that god would become very popular. They all promise us eternal life, but whatever.

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The maester smiled...Hush now, child, I'm much older than you. I can....die as I please.

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True knights protect the weak. He snorted. There are no true knights, no more than there are gods. If you can't protect yourself, die and get out of the way of those who can. Sharp steel and strong arms rule this world, don't ever believe any different. Sansa backed away from him. You're awful. I'm honest. It's the world that's awful.

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They can keep their heaven. When I die, I'd sooner go to Middle Earth.

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A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face.

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We'll need to make a litter to carry him," said Osha. "No use," said Luwin. "I'm dying, woman." "You can't," said Rickon angrily. "No you can't." Beside him, Shaggydog bared his teeth and growled. The maester smiled. "Hush now, child, I'm much older than you. I can... die as I please.

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