Game of Thrones – Series Quotes [Season 2]

I'm not questioning your honor, Lord Janos. I'm denying its existence.

— Power is a curious thing, my lord. Are you fond of riddles?
— Why, am I about to hear one?
— Three great men sit in a room. A king, a priest and a rich man. Between them stands a common sellsword. Each great man bids the sellsword kill the other two. Who lives, who dies?
— Depends on the sellsword.
— Does it? He has neither crown nor gold nor favor with the gods.
— He has a sword, the power of life and death.
— But if it's swordsmen who rule, why do we pretend kings hold all the power? When Ned Stark lost his head, who was truly responsible? Joffrey? The executioner? Or something else?
— I've decided I don't like riddles.
— Power resides where men believe it resides. It's a trick, a shadow on the wall. And a very small man can cast a very large shadow.

The Lord of Light wants his enemies burned, the Drowned God wants them drowned. Why are all the gods such vicious cunts? Where is the god of tits and wine?

It's hard to put a leash on a dog once you've put a crown on its head.

— What killed him?
— Loyalty.

If you find something you're not supposed to, best thing to do is pretend you've never seen it.

I will hurt you for this. A day will come when you think you're safe and happy, and your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth. And you will know the debt is paid.

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

Men love to blame demons when their grand plans unravel.

— This will be my last war. Win or lose.
— Have you ever lost before?
— Do you think l'd be in my position if I had lost a war?

— They attacked me!
— They threw a cow pie at you, so you decided to kill them all? They're starving, you fool. All because of a war you started.
— You're talking to a king!
— And now l've struck a king. Did my hand fall from my wrist?

— Stannis has more infantry, more ships, more horses. What do we have?
— There's that mind of yours you keep going on about.
— Well, I've never actually been able to kill people with it.
— Good thing. I'd be out of a job.

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