Game of Thrones – Series Quotes [Season 2, Episode 9]

— I've always hated the bells. They ring for horror. A dead king, a city under siege.
— A wedding.
— Exactly.

— The Targaryens built this city to withstand a siege and to provide escape if necessary.
— I'm not escaping. Strange as it sounds, I'm the captain of the ship, and if the ship goes down, I go with her.
— That is good to hear. Though I'm sure many captains say the same while their ship is afloat.

— When we were young, Jaime and I, we looked so much alike even our father couldn't tell us apart. I could never understand why they treated us differently. Jaime was taught to fight with sword and lance and mace, and I was taught to smile and sing and please. He was heir to Casterly Rock, and I was sold to some stranger like a horse to be ridden whenever he desired.
— You were Robert's queen.
— And you will be Joffrey's. Enjoy.

— What are you doing?
— Praying.
— You're perfect, aren't you? Praying. What are you praying for?
— For the gods to have mercy on us all.
— Oh. On all of us?
— Yes, Your Grace.
— Even me?
— Of course, Your Grace.
— Even Joffrey?
— Joffrey is my...
— Oh, shut up, you little fool. Praying to the gods to have mercy on us all. The gods have no mercy. That's why they're gods. My father told me that when he caught me praying. My mother had just died, you see. I didn't really understand the concept of death, the finality of it. I thought that if I prayed very, very hard, the gods would return my mother to me.