You are a woman, my lady," the Greatjon rumbled in his deep voice. "Women do not understand these things." "You are the gentle sex," said Lord Karstark, with the lines of grief fresh on his face. "A man has a need for vengeance." "Give me Cersei Lannister, Lord Karstark , and you would see how gentle a woman can be," Catelyn replied.
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[Horace] said, the relief evident in his voice. 'Are you all right?' 'No! I am not!' G... JOHN FLANAGAN No one knows like a woman how to say things which are at once gentle and deep VICTOR HUGO My featherbed is deep and soft, and there I’ll lay you down, I’ll dress you all in yel... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Aren't I enough for you?' she asked. 'No,' he said. 'You are enough for me, as far as a woman i... D.H. LAWRENCE Save your ass, give my ass.... what a friend you are... DEYTH BANGER The Oracle rose. As one, the three witches bowed. "See?" Bran jerked his thumb at the three wom... ILONA ANDREWS You are going, Jane?" "I am going, sir." "You are leaving me?" "Yes... CHARLOTTE BRONTë The story goes as the line follow... alone... loony.... ... That's what's happening.... DEYTH BANGER DON PEDRO Come, lady, come; you have lost the heart of Signior Benedick. BEATRICE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE More often than not, a woman marries for money and a man marries for sex. What difference does a she... 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ROCKEFELLER I am no king, and I am no lord, And I am no soldier at-arms," said he. "I'm none but a har... PETER S. BEAGLE everyone always says that Lord Findleshanks is really a woman. Did you ever look at him closely? He ... ELOISA JAMES You're right, my problems are the biggest problems ever," George said. "No, honestly, it's horrible ... ILONA ANDREWS A man met the Buddha after the Buddha became enlightened. The man was awed by his remarkable radianc... LINDA LEAMING How do we get there? How did you get here, by the way?' [Will asked]. He heard Halt's dee... JOHN FLANAGAN A woman who has no way of expressing herself and of realizing herself as a full human being has noth... ENRIQUETA LONGAUEX-VASQUEZ As I said, you have mistaken me for another. London is full of drab little peahens, sir. Now, then, ... CHARLOTTE FEATHERSTONE She has the blood of a wolf,” said Joffrey. “And you have the wits of a goose,” said Tyri... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You know, and so, I've come to this belief that, if you show me a woman who can sit with a man in re... BRENé BROWN The bargain…” she mumbled. “You said I could kiss you,” came his gentle, wicked ... LISA KLEYPAS Excuse me, but I believe you have my lady,” one of them said in a quiet, deep voice that sent veri... ELIZABETH HOYT Would you like me to grovel with gratitude for bringing me here, High Lord?" "Ah. The Suriel to... SARAH J. MAAS Lord Bacchus, do you remember me? I helped you with that missing leopard in Sonoma." Bacchus ... RICK RIORDAN Attacking a provincial lord in his manor house, surrounded by guards...Honestly, Kell, I'd nearly fo... BRANDON SANDERSON In my time,” he said, “they believed in witches. Are you a witch, Honor, that you make me say th... NALINI SINGH Jaime smiled knowingly. Men will read all sorts of things into a knowing smile if you let them. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN All I really need,” he continued, “is for you to act as a deterrent.” “A deterrent?” ... JULIA QUINN A tiny little baby!' says Tam. 'People look at me like I'm an animal. People who don't know me judge... JON RONSON The Type Everyone needs a place. It shouldn't be inside of someone else. -Richard Siken SARAH KAY The Lord blesses you and keeps you; the Lord makes His face shines upon you and be gracious to you; ... BEN HARPER Mom, how do you know if the guy is the guy?” You mean if he’ll be a good husba... ADRIANA TRIGIANI She never forgets a slight, real or imagined. She takes caution for cowardice and dissent for defian... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Daniel, he said. I would have you follow me. Master!....I will fight for you to the end!.... ELIZABETH GEORGE SPEARE When the candles are out all women are fair PLUTARCH So few grown women like their lives KATHARINE GRAHAM Most women's magazines simply try to mold women into bigger and better consumers. GLORIA STEINEM Women are looking for good father material. He can mention the fact that he knows how to coach Littl... 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MARTIN Aemon’s blind white eyes came open. “Egg?” he said, as the rain streamed down his cheeks. “E... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Why do the Gods make kings and queens if not to protect the ones who can't protect themselves? GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Shattered legs may heal in time, but some betrayals fester and poison the soul. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN A lion doesn't concern itself with the opinion of sheep. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN He has hands like two white spiders. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN He has an old man's caution and a young man's ambition, and has never lacked for cunning. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN A son for a son, heh. But that's a grandson...and he never was much use." --Walder Frey GEORGE R.R. MARTIN But my philosophy is that plot advancement is not what the experience of reading fiction is about. I... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Plots within plots, but all roads lead down the dragon’s gullet. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Sorcery was a sword without a hilt. There is no sfe way to grasp it. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Sorcery was a sword without a hilt. There is no safe way to grasp it. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Sorcery is a sword without a hilt. There is no safe way to grasp it. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Is that gallantry I smell, or just stupidity? The two scents are much alike, as I recall. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN In King's Landing there are two sorts of people; the players and the pieces. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN All the color had been leached from Winterfell until only grey and white remained. The Stark colo... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Just as you grieve if a friend is killed, you should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You ... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The ground was so far below him, he could barely make it out through the grey mists that whirled aro... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN It takes courage to admit fear. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Be careful you don't cut yourself. The edges are sharp enough to shave with.' 'Girls don't shav... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Some men think because they're afraid to do . GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You cannot tame a dragon with a history lesson. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Harsh justice is still justice. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Never forget what you are the rest of the world will not. Wear it like armour and it can never be us... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN A man can own a woman or a man can own a knife, but no man can own both. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN We Lannisters do have a certain pride," said Tyrion Lannister. “Pride?” Catelyn snapp... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Do you think it will truly come to battle between them? If they should come to some accord—” GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Yours was the hand that threw him. You meant for him to die.” His chains chinked softly. “I... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I value my privacy, and if sometimes my actions seem strange or arbitrary or capricious, I do not wa... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I am Thunder and Thunder is me, we are one beast, we are joined, we are one. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Control your generosity when dealing with a chronic borrower. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The living have no place at the feasts of the dead. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I love the juice but I loathe sticky fingers. Clean hands, Sansa. Whatever you do, make certain your... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN A harp can be a dangerous as a sword, in the right hands. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN No man is accursed as the kinslayer. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The kinslayer is accursed in the eyes of gods and men, GEORGE R.R. MARTIN It is too late for ifs, and too late for rescues,” Catelyn said. “All that remains is vengeance. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Wolves never cry. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN They held each other close and turned their backs upon the end. The hills that split asunder an... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The watcher on the walls. The sword in the darkness. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Why won't they let me be? I just need to rest, that's all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a l... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN It was queer how sometimes a child's innocent eyes can see things that grown men are blind to. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN He drew the dagger and laid it on the table between them; a length of dragonbone and Valyrian steel,... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Of all the bright cruel lies they tell you, the cruelest is the one called love. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Sometimes the storm winds blow so strong a man has no choice but to furl his sails. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Jon:'What are you doing up there? Why aren't you at the feast?' Tyrion: 'Too hot, too noisy, an... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN and take the ironmen in the rear while they are beating off what they think is my main thrust up the... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Bad and worse and worst makes a beggar's choice. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Oh, yes. Choosing... it has always hurt. And always will. I know. -Maester Aemon Targaryen, A G... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Her name is Brienne," Jaime said. "Brienne, the maid of Tarth. You are still maiden, I hope?"... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Better to live shamed than die proud. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN The crow commands, the captive must obey. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN I am alive, and drunk on sunlight. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Some allies are more dangerous than enemies. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN My enemies are legion. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN How can you still count yourself a knight, when you have forsaken every vow you ever swore?" <... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN You are Arya of Winterfell, daughter of the North. You told me you could be strong. You have the wol... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Politicians were mostly people who'd had too little morals and ethics to stay lawyers. GEORGE R.R. MARTIN Sometimes the best way to baffle them is to make moves that have no purpose, or even seem to work ag... GEORGE R.R. MARTIN