— So what would you have me do?
— Nothing. Sometimes nothing is the hardest thing to do.
— The bastard of Winterfell.
— The dwarf of Casterly Rock.
— At some point, I want to hear how a Night's Watch recruit became King in the North.
— As long as you tell me how a Lannister became Hand to Daenerys Targaryen.
— A long and bloody tale. To be honest, I was drunk for most of it.
— My bannermen think I'm a fool for coming here.
— Of course they do. If I was your Hand, I would have advised against it. General rule of thumb, Stark men don't fare well when they travel south.
— True. But I'm not a Stark.
Only it's easy for you to preach utter deνotion to family when you're making all the decisions.
Sometimes we think we want to hear something and it's only afterwards when it's too late that we realize we wished we'd heard it under entirely different circumstances.
— Do you think I'm an idiot?
— No, I'd say you possess above-average intelligence.
No ruler that ever lived had the support of all the people.
— You made a pact with fanatics.
— I did and it worked.
— If you shaved your beard with a straight razor, you'd say the razor worked. That doesn't mean it won't cut your throat.