— I am the King! I will punish you.
— Any man who must say, "I am the King," is no true king.
Courtesy and composure are the queen's jewels.
A wise king knows what he knows and what he doesn't.
— Oh. But Robert loves his killing. And he's the king.
— How did that ever happen?
— Because he loves his killing. And he used to be good at it.
"But you're not scared of anything."
"I was today."
"You were?"
" Yes. I thought I might lose you."
"I guess even kings get scared, huh?"
"Mm-hmm."
— I am a queen, not a butcher.
— All rulers are either butchers or meat.
Calling yourself king doesn't make you one.
— You should be The Hand of the King.
— That's an honor I can do without. Their days are too long, their lives are too short.
— You told me yourself I can't fight enemies within and without. So when enemies without come knocking, I need the city of Meereen behind me. I have no choice.
— Everyone has a choice. Even slaves have a choice, death or slavery.
— So what else can I do, hmm?
— Marry me instead.
— Even if I wanted to do such an inadvisable thing, I couldn't.
— Why not?
— You are queen. You can do what you like.
— No, I can't.
— Then you are the only person in Meereen who's not free.