The best Quotes by Viserys Targaryen

Anyone whose tongue dares to question the birth of Princess Rhaenyra's sons should have it removed.

The truth does not matter, Rhaenyra. Only perception.

Otto: "What do you make of Lord Jason's proposal?"
Viserys: "That man's pride has pride."

I did not decide to name Rhaenyra my heir on a whim. All the lord of the kingdom would do well to remember that.

Viserys: "Jason Lannister is an excellent match."
Rhaenyra: "He's arrogant and self-serious."
Viserys: "I thought you might have that in common."

Your mother's absence is a wound that will never heal. Without her, the Red Keep has lost a warmth that I dare say it will never recover.

There are times when I would rather face the Black Dread himself than mine own daughter of 15.

A truly great Targaryen King I am. Powerless over mine own daughter of seven-and-ten.

If we don't mind our own histories, it will do the same to us.

I, Viserys Targaryen, first of his name, King of the Andals, and the Rhoynar, and the First Men, Lord of the Seven Kingdoms, and protector of the Realm, do hereby name Rhaenyra Targaryen, Princess of Dragonstone and heir to the Iron Throne.

A dragon's saddle is one thing, but the Iron Throne is the most dangerous seat in the realm.

Just as Daenys foresaw the end of Valyria, Aegon foresaw the end of the world of men. 'Tis to begin with a terrible winter gusting out of the distant north. Aegon saw absolute darkness riding on those winds. And whatever dwells within will destroy the world of the living. When this Great Winter comes, Rhaenyra, all of Westeros must stand against it. Aegon called his dream "The Song of Ice and Fire".

My dear wife, do not allow your temper to guide your judgment.

The idea that we control the dragons is an illusion. They're a power man should never have trifled with.

The dream... it was clearer than a memory. And I heard the sound of thundering hooves, splintering shields and ringing swords. And I placed my heir upon the Iron Throne, and all the dragons roared as one.

I will not be made to choose between my brother and my daughter.

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.

What is this brief mortal life if not the pursuit of legacy?

You may know what is the right thing to be done, but love stays the hand. Love is a downfall. Best to make your way through life unencumbered.

You may do as you wish, husband, when I am cold in my grave.

Rhaenyra: "You do not desert your post when the storm lashes."
Laenor: "The wise sailor flees the storm as it gathers."

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."

This is why men wage war. Because women would never be ready for the battle in time.

Is it not better to live in peace than to have songs sung after you are dead?

We perform our duty to our fathers and to the realm. And when it's done each of us dines as we see fit.

When one is never invited to speak one learns instead to... observe.

What are children, but a weakness? A folly? A futility? Through them, you imagine you cheat the great darkness of its victory. You will persist forever, in some form or another. As if they will keep you from the dust.

Meat without wine is also a sin.

How romantic it must be to get imprisoned in a castle and made to squeeze out heirs.

Rhaenyra: "I endured it for as long as I could."
Alicent: "To have every young knight and lord in the Seven Kingdoms fawning over you? What misery."

Lady Redwyne: "Though your father refuses to admit it, we've been dragged into it by your uncle and the Sea Snake."
Rhaenyra: "And how have you served the realm of late, Lady Redwyne, by eating cake?"

Mysaria: "I ensured long ago that I would never be threatened by childbirth."
Daemon: "Good. Children can be such irritating creatures."

To elude a storm, you can either sail into it, or around it. But you must never await its coming.

You sit upon the highest seat in the realm, Your Grace. Proud men don't like having to look up.

Rhaenys: "A woman would not inherit the Iron Throne. Because that is the order of things."
Rhaenyra: "When I am queen, I will create a new order."

The only thing that could tear down the House of the Dragon was itself.

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.

Dear Boys, be the type of guy you want your daughter to be with.

The internet has been a boon and a curse for teenagers.

A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms, when his hands are empty.

Historians from England will say I am a liar, but history is written by those who have hanged heroes.

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

A mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone.

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

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

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

Death is certain, the time is not.