The A Song of Ice and Fire book series is one of my favourite and I believe it is favourite to many other people around the world too. Its popularity is partly a result of the super successful TV show Game of Thrones. I have to admit I developed an interest in the books after I watched the series. Now that Season 7 has finished, and The Winds of Winter is rumoured to be released in 2018, I thought it would be great to have a little recap with 20 of the best quotes from both the books and the show. Which one is your favourite?

“Let me give you some advice, bastard: Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like an armour, and it can never be used to hurt you.” – Tyrion Lannister

“All halls lead somewhere. Where there is a way in, there is a way out. Fear cuts deeper than swords.” – Arya Stark

“By what right does the wolf judge the lion?” – Ser Jaime Lannister “The Kingslayer”

“A lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinions of a sheep.” – Tywin Lannister

“Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?”
“That is the only time a man can be brave.” – Eddard ‘Ned’ Stark

“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.” – Ser Jaime Lannister

“When you play the game of thrones you win or you die.” – Cersei Lannister

“I’m not going to swear an oath I can’t uphold. When enough people make false promises, words stop meaning anything. There are no more answers, only better and better lies.” – Jon Snow

“I swear to you, I was never so alive as when I was winning this throne, or so dead as now that I’ve won it.” – King Robert Baratheon

“When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.” – Eddard ‘Ned’ Stark

“If I look back, I’m lost.” – Daenerys Targaryen

“Rhaegar fought valiantly, Rhaegar fought nobly, Rhaegar fought honourably. And Rhaegar died.” – Ser Jorah Mormont

“You know nothing, Jon Snow.” – Ygritte

“I was told you were drunk, impertinent, and thoroughly debauched. You can imagine my disappointment at finding nothing but a browbeaten bookkeeper.” – Lady Olenna Tyrell

“There is only one hell. The one we live in now.” – Lady Melisandre

“The things I do for love.” Ser Jaime Lannister

“Every flight begins with a fall.” – The three-eyed raven

“I’ve known a great many clever men. I’ve outlived them all. Do you know why? I ignored them” – Lady Olenna Tyrell

“Her name is Brienne,” Jaime said. “Brienne, the maid of Tarth. You are still maiden, I hope?”
Her broad homely face turned red. “Yes.”
“Oh, good,” Jaime said. “I only rescue maidens.” – Ser Jaime Lannister

“Winter is coming.” – House Stark

“Be careful you don’t cut yourself. The edges are sharp enough to shave with.’
‘Girls don’t shave’, Arya said.
‘Maybe they should. Have you ever seen the septa’s legs?” – Jon Snow

“If you think this has a happy ending, you haven’t been paying attention.” – Ramsay Bolton

“Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder” – Petyr “Littlefinger” Baelish

“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only one.” – Jojen Reed

“Valar Morghulis”

L. V. K.