The best Quotes by Olenna Tyrell

I've known a great many clever men. I've outlived them all. Do you know why? I ignored them.

War is war, but killing a man at a wedding... horrid. As if men need more reasons to fear marriage.

You don't think I'd let you marry that beast, do you?

Jaime: "There're always lessons in failures."
Olenna: "Yes, you must be very wise by now."

It's a natural thing, two boys having a go at each other under the sheets.

Yes, all Lannisters are lions. And when a Tyrell farts, it smells like a rose.

It's a rare enough thing... a man who lives up to his reputation.

The people crave distractions. And if we don't provide them, they'll create their own. And their distractions are likely to end with us being torn to pieces.

I think women of my age are still attractive.

I love 'Mastermind'. It's touching that people spend so much time learning. I do have quite good general knowledge, but I wouldn't consider going on the show. I also like watching 'Only Connect.'

I was nice and well-mannered because I was taught manners. I was very imaginative and quite adventurous. I was a tomboy, and I was always jealous that my older brother Hugh had bigger toy aeroplanes than me. I was always playing with boys' toys; I don't remember owning any dolls.

I read prodigiously as a child, and I still do.

I would head to the countryside for peace and silence. That would be the best way, away from panicked, hysterical people.

When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not by the things he says, but by the things he does.

Keep true to the dreams of thy youth.

Men may be stronger, but it is women who endure.

It's the way it works: Love plus time minus distance equals hate.

A happy marriage doesn't mean you have a perfect spouse or a perfect marriage. It simply means you've chosen to look beyond the imperfections in both.

The next time you raise a hand to me will be the last time you have hands.

We obviously didn't communicate clearly. We are here to discuss your surrender, not mine.

There is no war so hateful to the gods as a war between kin, and no war so bloody as a war between dragons.

The war will be fought, many will die, and the victor will eventually ascend the Throne.

A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.

You just sent the most powerful man in Westeros to bed without his supper.

When enough people make false promises, words stop meaning anything. Then there are no more answers, only better and better lies.

Stannis: "You're as stubborn as your father... and as honorable."
Jon: "I could imagine no higher praise."

Harwin Strong: "You're asleep in front of the Commander of the City Watch. Terrible lack of respect."
Rhaenyra: "A certain insolence runs in the family, I'm afraid."

Viserys: "I do hope the labor was easy."
Rhaenyra: "I think I called the midwife a c*nt."

Money buys a man's silence for a time, a bolt in the heart buys it forever.

Do you know what the realm is? It's the thousand blades of Aegon's enemies, a story we agree to tell each other over and over, until we forget that it's a lie.

Leave one wolf alive, and the sheep are never safe.​

Gendry: "You shouldn't insult people that are bigger than you."
Arya: "Then I wouldn't get to insult anyone."

Death is certain, the time is not.

You stole three deaths from the Red God. We have to give them back. Speak three names and a man will do the rest.

You waste time trying to get people to love you, you'll end up the most popular dead man in town.

Bronn: "The little king's backed up. Clogged from balls to brains."
Tyrion: "You think dipping his wick will cure what ails him?"
Bronn: "There's no cure for being a c*nt."

When you play the Game of Thrones you win... or you die. There is no middle-ground.

What good is power if you cannot protect the ones you love?

A lion doesn't concern himself with the opinions of the sheep.

Any man who must say, 'I am the king', is no true king.

Hate's as good a thing as any to keep a person going. Better than most.

You think you wanted revenge a long time? I've been after it all my life. It's all I care about. Look at me! You wanna be like me?