Book

A Clash of Kings (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2)

by George R. R. Martin, Cersei Lannister

THE BOOK BEHIND THE SECOND SEASON OF GAME OF THRONES, AN ORIGINAL SERIES NOW ON HBO. In this eagerly awaited sequel to A Game of Thrones, George R. R. Martin has created a work of unsurpassed vision, power, and imagination.

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Characters

George R. R. Martin (18)Sandor Clegane (4)Maester Luwin (2)Theon Greyjoy (2)Jon Snow (1)Jamie Lannister (1)Varys (1)Catelyn Stark (1)Tyrion Lannister (1)Cersei Lannister (1)

“If you can’t protect yourself, die and get out of the way of those who can.”

— George R. R. Martin, Sandor Clegane, amazon.com

Tagged: Game of Thrones, self-preservation, Self-Efficacy

“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”

— George R. R. Martin, Cersei Lannister, amazon.com

Tagged: Game of Thrones, Love, Heartbreak

““I killed my first man at twelve. I’ve lost count of how many I’ve killed since then. High lords with old names, fat rich men dressed in velvet, knights puffed up like bladders with their honors, yes, and women and children too— they’re all meat, and I’m the butcher.”

— George R. R. Martin, Sandor Clegane, amazon.com

Tagged: Game of Thrones, Violence, Killing People, Cleganebowl

“Killing is the sweetest thing there is.”

— George R. R. Martin, Sandor Clegane, amazon.com

Tagged: Game of Thrones, Violence, Killing People

“It is better to be feared than laughed at.”

— George R. R. Martin, Theon Greyjoy, amazon.com

Tagged: Game of Thrones, Why people are such dicks, Shame, Fragile masculinity, Violence

“It is better to be seen as cruel than foolish.”

— George R. R. Martin, Theon Greyjoy, amazon.com

Tagged: Game of Thrones, Why people are such dicks

“For men the answer was always the same, and never farther away than the nearest sword. For a woman, a mother, the way was stonier and harder to know.”

— George R. R. Martin, Catelyn Stark, amazon.com

Tagged: Game of Thrones, Women, Feelings, My aesthetic

“When I was smuggling, I learned that some men believe everything and some nothing.”

— George R. R. Martin, Davos Seaworth, amazon.com

Tagged: Why we believe what we believe, Game of Thrones, Belief, Faith

“Starving men take a hard view of priests too fat to walk.”

— George R. R. Martin, Tyrion Lannister, amazon.com

Tagged: Religion, Virtue signaling, Virtue

“Oh, to be sure, there is much we do not understand. The years pass in their hundreds and their thousands, and what does any man see of life but a few summers, a few winters? We look at mountains and call them eternal, and so they seem … but in the course of time, mountains rise and fall, rivers chan…”

— George R. R. Martin, Maester Luwin, amazon.com

Tagged: Knowledge, Epistemology, Science, Why we believe what we believe

“I was a boy, and what boy does not secretly wish to find hidden powers in himself?”

— George R. R. Martin, Maester Luwin, amazon.com

Tagged: Fantasy, Magic

“Power resides where men believe it resides… It’s a trick… A shadow on the wall…”

— George R. R. Martin, Varys, amazon.com

Tagged: Power, Belief, Power of Mind, mind is powerful

“If you can't protect yourself, die and get out of the way of those who can. Sharp steel and strong arms rule this world, don't ever believe any different.”

— George R. R. Martin, Sandor Clegane, amazon.com

Tagged: Self-Reliance, cruel world, Survival of the Fittest

“I think it passing odd that I am loved by one for a kindness I never did, and reviled by so many for my finest act.”

— George R. R. Martin, Jamie Lannister, amazon.com

Tagged: human actions, Human Behavior, human attitude, People Are Annoying

“There's no shame in fear...what matters is how we face it.”

— George R. R. Martin, Jon Snow, amazon.com

Tagged: Fear, Facing Fears, Overcoming Fears, Taking Risks

“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”

— George R. R. Martin, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Toxic, poison, sweet struggle

“A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.”

— George R. R. Martin, amazon.com

Tagged: Life, Karma, Goodness, Perspective

“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”

— George R. R. Martin, amazon.com

Tagged: Love, Break Up, romance, Dating, Relationships