George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

"Look at me!" he would shout as he ran laughing through the halls of Storm's End. "Look at me, I'm a dragon," or "Look at me, I'm a wizard," or "Look at me, look at me, I'm the rain"

"Every blade of grass was carved from emerald, every drip of water turned to diamond."

"The years pass in their hundreds and their thousands, and what does any man see of life but a few summers, a few winters? We look at mountains and call them eternal, and so they seem... but in the course of time, mountains rise and fall, rivers change their courses, stars fall from the sky, and great cities sink beneath the sea. Even gods die, we think. Everything changes."

"Well, the drums gave me headaches, the sunlight flashing on my armor cooked me up like harvest day, and those magnificent destriers shit everywhere."

"The storms come and go, the waves crash overhead, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling. (Varys)"

"There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it."

"There are worse ways to die than warm and drunk."

"Was there ever a war where only one side bled?"

"People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up."

"Tyrion let the eunuch help him mount. "Lord Varys," he said from the saddle, "sometimes I feel as though you are the best friend I have in King's Landing and sometimes I feel you are my worst enemy." "How odd. I think quite the same of you."

"If you need help bark like a dog." - Gendry. "That's stupid. If I need help I'll shout help." - Arya"

"How can you still count yourself a knight, when you have forsaken every vow you ever swore" Jaime reached for the flagon to refill his cup. "So many vows...they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or the other."