Melisandre Quotes

Quoted in:

A Dance with Dragons

A Storm of Swords

A Clash of Kings

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Game of Thrones

Actress:

Carice van Houten

— You should kneel before your brother. He's the Lord's chosen, born amidst salt and smoke.
— Born amidst salt and smoke? Is he a ham?

There's only one hell, Princess. The one we live in now.

We all must choose. Man or woman, young or old, lord or peasant, our choices are the same. We choose light, or we choose darkness. We choose good, or we choose evil.

Don't be upset. Men never crave what they already have.

— In a real war, the side with the greater number wins, nine times out of ten.
— Then we must be the 10th.

Shadows cannot live in the dark, Ser Davos. They are servants of light, the children of fire. And the brighter the flame, the darker they are.

There's only one war. Life against death.

— My time whispering in the ears of kings has come to an end.
— Oh, I doubt that. Give us common folk one taste of power, we're like the lion who tasted man. Nothing is ever so sweet again.

— Maybe you're only needed for this small part of his plan and nothing else. Maybe he brought you here to die again.
— What kind of god would do something like that?
— The one we've got.