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?"
When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.
— You stand in the presence of Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen. Rightful heir to the Iron Throne, rightful Queen of the Andals and the First Men, Protector of the Seven Kingdoms, the Mother of Dragons, the Khaleesi of the Great Grass Sea, the Unburnt, the Breaker of Chains.
— This is Jon Snow. He's King in the North.
— 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.
So what's the point in serving a god if none of us knows what he wants?
What did Father used to say? Everything before the word "but" is horseshit.