The best Quotes by Syrio Forel

There is only one god, and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to death: 'Not today.'

All that Syrio Forel had taught her went racing through her head. Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still water. Fear cuts deeper than swords. The man who fears losing has already lost. Fear cuts deeper than swords.

"A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies," said Jojen. "The man who never reads lives only once."

Crowns do queer things to the heads beneath them.

'You know nothing, Jon Snow'
- Ygritte

When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.

And who are you, the proud lord said,
that I must bow so low?
Only a cat of a different coat,
that's all the truth I know.
In a coat of gold or a coat of red,
a lion still has claws,
And mine are long and sharp, my lord,
as long and sharp as yours.
And so he spoke, and so he spoke,
that lord of Castamere,
But now the rains weep o'er his hall,
with no one there to hear.
Yes now the rains weep o'er his hall,
and not a soul to hear.

My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.

All Knights must bleed. Blood is the seal of our devotion.

When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.

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?

The man who passes the sentence, should swing the sword.

Cersei: "All you needed to do was climb the steps yourself. Such a sad mistake."
Ned: "I've made many mistakes in my life, but that wasn't one of them."

Power resides where men believe it resides.

A very small man can cast a very large shadow.

It's the most heroic thing we can do now. Look the truth in the face.

Without Littlefinger, and Ramsay and the rest, I would have stayed a little bird all my life.

There's a lot of money to be made in scaring people.

Admitting your fears is the first and most difficult step in overcoming them.

Knowledge is a paradox. The more one understands, the more one realizes the vastness of his ignorance.