Petyr Baelish – Character Quotes

What we don't know is usually what gets us killed.

Know your strengths, use them wisely, and one man can be worth 10,000.

And only by admitting what we are can we get what we want.

— Lord BaeIish, perhaps I was wrong to distrust you.
— Distrusting me was the wisest thing you've done since you climbed off your horse.

Money buys a man's silence for a time. A bolt in the heart buys it forever.

Brothels make a much better investment than ships, I've found. Whores rarely sink.

Sometimes, when I try to understand a person's motives, I play a little game. I assume the worst. What's the worst reason they could possibly have for saying what they say and doing what they do? Then I ask myself, "How well does that reason explain what they say and what they do?"

We only make peace with our enemies, my lord. That's why it's called "making peace".

There's no justice in the world. Not unless we make it.

Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next.

Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They cling to the realm or the gods or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.

— What you suggest is treason.
— Only if we lose.

— I'll never see it again.
— A lot can happen between now and never.

— She may not be the grandest ship in the world or the fastest, but she's mine. I've always wanted a ship. Now I want a dozen. Strange, isn't it?
— What is?
— It doesn't matter what we want, once we get it, then we want something else.

If war were arithmetic, the mathematicians would rule the world.