"I’d also point out loyalty’s a dangerous foundation. Tends to wash away in a storm. Self-interest stands in any weather.’ "

"Whirrun clapped a hand to his chest. ‘Wouldn’t dream of putting myself in between two lovers.’ "

"Death is a bored clerk, with too many orders to fill. There is no reckoning. No profound moment. It creeps up on us from behind, and snatches us away while we shit."

"Always do the right thing sounds an easy rule to stick to. But when’s the right thing the wrong thing? That’s the question."