22 quotes
Chaos is a ladder.
“Don’t fight in the North or the South. Fight every battle, everywhere, always, in your mind. Everyone is your enemy, everyone is your friend. Every possible series of events is happening at once. Live that way and nothing will surprise you. Everything that happens will be something that you’ve seen…”
— David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Petyr Baelish, Aidan Gillen, imdb.com
“Sometimes when I try to understand a person's motives, I play a little game. I assume the worst. What's the worst reason they could possibly have for saying what they say and doing what they do? Then I ask myself, 'How well does that reason explain what they say and what they do?'”
— David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Petyr Baelish, Aidan Gillen, imdb.com
“People die at their dinner tables, die in their beds. They die squatting over their chamberpots. Everybody dies, sooner or later. Don’t worry about your death. Worry about your life. Take charge of your life, for as long as it lasts.”
— David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Petyr Baelish, Aidan Gillen, imdb.com
“Given the opportunity, what do we do to those who’ve hurt the ones we love?”
— David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Petyr Baelish, Aidan Gillen, imdb.com
“Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They cling to the realm or the gods or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.”
— David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Petyr Baelish, Aidan Gillen, imdb.com
“Some people are fortunate enough to be born into the right family. Others have to find their own way.”
— D. B. Weiss, David Benioff, Petyr Baelish, Aidan Gillen, imdb.com
“Brothels make a much better investment than ships, I’ve found. Whores rarely sink.”
— David Benioff, D. B. Weiss, Petyr Baelish, Aidan Gillen, imdb.com