History Quotes / GameOfThrones

-->-- '''Lord Tyrion Lannister, upon witnessing his brother's [[DeathOrGlory charge]] against Dany, with ''Drogon'' inches from her'''

-->'''Queen Daenerys Targaryen:''' How many men did you kill taking Winterfell back from the Boltons?
-->'''King Jon Snow:''' Thousands.
-->'''Daenerys:''' We both want to help people. We can only help them from a position of strength. Sometimes strength is terrible.

-->'''Lord Eddard Stark:''' your brother... Or your lover?
-->'''Cersei:''' Targaryens wed brothers and sisters for three hundred years to keep bloodlines pure. Jaime and I are ''more'' than brother and sister. We shared a womb. We came into this world together, we belong together.

-->'''Cersei:''' Hated him? I worshipped him. Every girl in the Seven Kingdoms dreamed of him but he was mine by oath. And when I finally saw him on our wedding day in the Sept of Baelor; lean and fierce and black-bearded, it was the happiest moment of my life. And on that night he crawled on top of me stinking of wine and did what he did what little he could do... And whispered in my ear: 'Lyanna...' Your sister was ''a corpse'' and I was a living girl and he loved her more than me.

-->'''Ned:''' I have made many mistakes in my life... But that wasn't one of them.
-->'''Cersei:''' Oh but it was. When you play the game of thrones, you win - or you die. There is no middle ground.

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'''Tywin Lannister:''' I think so as well; you have the right temperament for it. But what makes a good king, hmm? What is a good king's single most important quality?\\

'''Tywin Lannister: '''Yes, strength. King Robert was strong; he won the rebellion and crushed the Targaryen dynasty. And he attended three Small Council meetings in seventeen years of ruling, and he spent his time whoring, [[HuntingAccident hunting and drinking until the last two killed him]]. So, we have a man who starves himself to death, a man who lets his own brother murder him and a man who thinks winning and ruling are the same thing. What do they all lack?\\

'''Tywin Lannister:''' Yes. But what is wisdom? A house with great wealth and fertile lands asks you for your protection against another house with a strong navy that could one day oppose you. How do you know which choice is wise and which is not? Any experience of treasuries and granaries? Or shipyards and soldiers?\\

'''Tywin Lannister:''' Of course not. A wise king knows what he knows and what he doesn't. You're young. [[PuppetKing A wise young king listens to his councilors and heeds their advice until he comes of age.]] And the wisest kings continue to listen to them long afterwards. Your brother was not a wise king. Your brother was not a good king. If he had been, he'd probably still be alive.

-->"One army - a ''real army''. United behind ''one'' leader with ''one'' purpose. Our purpose died with the Mad King. Now we've got as many armies as there are men with gold in their purse. And everybody wants something different. Your father wants to own the world. Ned Stark wants to run away and bury his head in the snow. We haven't had a real fight in nine years. Backstabbing doesn't prepare you for a fight and that's all the realm is now - backstabbing and scheming and arse-licking and money-grubbing. Sometimes I don't know what holds it all together."\\
-- '''King Robert Baratheon'''

'''Daenerys:''' [[ActuallyPRettyFunny If you’d rather return to the fighting pits just say the word.]]\\

-->'''Cersei:''' [[NotSoDifferent No more than I love mine]].

'''Jaime Lannister:''' You think the [[HonorBeforeReason honourable Ned Stark]] wanted to hear my side? He judged me guilty the moment he set eyes on me. [[NotSoDifferent By what right does the wolf judge the lion?]] By what right?

-->-- '''King Joffrey's''' FamousLastWords

-->-- '''First Ranger, Ser Alliser Thorne's FamousLastWords'''

'''Littlefinger:''' [[FamousLastWords SANSA!]]

-->-- '''Sandor Clegane's FamousLastWords'''

-->-- '''"Jenny of Oldstones"''', from Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2 - ''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'', lyrics by George R. R. Martin (first two lines from ''Literature/AStormOfSwords'') and Dan B. Weiss (rest of the song) (performed by Music/FlorenecAndTheMachine)

-->-- '''"The Rains of Castamere"''', written by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin, ''Literature/AStormOfSwords''

-->-- '''"The Bear and the Maiden Fair"''', written by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin, ''Literature/AStormOfSwords''

-->-- '''"It's Always Summer Under the Sea"''', written by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin, ''Literature/AStormOfSwords''

-->-- '''"The Dornishman's Wife"''', written by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin, ''Literature/AStormOfSwords''

-->-- '''"Hands of Gold"''' by Creator/GeorgeRRMartin, from ''Literature/AStormOfSwords''

-->-- '''"Jenny of Oldstones"''', from Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2 - ''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'', lyrics by George R. R. Martin (first two lines from ''Literature/AStormOfSwords'') and Dan B. Weiss (rest of the song).

LOBODA: My ancestors would spit on me if I broke bread with a crow.\\
'''Karsi:''' So would mine, [[SpeakIllOfTheDead but fuck 'em, they’re dead.]]\\

-->-- 'King' Joffrey's FamousLastWords

Brienne of Tarth: Of course.\\

'''Tyrion Lannister:''' [[CombatPragmatist I'm all for cheating. This is war.]][[EveryoneHasStandards But to slaughter them at a wedding...]]\\

->"''[=GoT=]'' was on TV for a decade and had a stranglehold on popular culture and it ended so poorly that literally the moment it ended its cultural influence dissolved. It's amazing. It was like, overnight and it's baffling to think that something that was so everpresent for eight years simply ceased to exist because we all collectively decided it wasn't worth it. Eight years of memes, references, a presence you could not get away even if you tried and didn't care and all of this, ALL OF IT, undone to such a point that I can't even remember the last time I saw ''[=GoT=]'' referenced or talked about."
-->-- '''Twitter user [[https://web.archive.org/web/20200119140413/https:/twitter.com/MusketAnna/status/1218656537092161536 MusketAnna]]'''

-->'''Tywin Lannister:'''[[AssholeVictim Your brother is dead.]] Do you know what that means? I'm not trying to trick you.\\
'''Tommen Baratheon:'''[[SpareToTheThrone It means I'll become king.]]\\
'''Tywin Lannister:'''Yes, you will become king. What kind of king do you think you will be?\\
Tommen Baratheon:[[TheGoodKing A good king?]]\\
Tywin Lannister:I think so as well; you have the right temperament for it. But what makes a good king, hmm? What is a good king's single most important quality?\\
'''Cersei Lannister:'''This is hardly the place or the time-\\
'''Tommen Baratheon:'''[[HolierThanThou Holiness?]]\\
'''Tywin Lannister:'''Baelor the Blessed was holy and pious. He built this sept. [[BeliefMakesYouStupid He also named a six year old boy High Septon because he thought the boy could work miracles. He ended up fasting himself into an early grave because food was of this world and this world was sinful.]]\\
'''Tommen Baratheon:'''[[JusticeWillPrevail Justice?]]\\
'''Tywin Lannister:'''A good king must be just. Orys the First was just; everyone applauded his reforms, nobles and commoners alike, but he wasn't just for long. He was murdered in his sleep after less than a year by his own brother. Was that truly just of him, to abandon his subjects to an evil that he was too gullible to recognize?\\
'''Tommen Baratheon:'''No. [[MightMakesRight What about strength?]]\\
'''Tywin Lannister:'''Yes, strength. King Robert was strong; he won the rebellion and crushed the Targaryen dynasty. And he attended three Small Council meetings in seventeen years of ruling, and he spent his time whoring, [[HuntingAccident hunting and drinking until the last two killed him]]. So, we have a man who starves himself to death, a man who lets his own brother murder him and a man who thinks winning and ruling are the same thing. What do they all lack?\\
'''Tommen Baratheon:'''Wisdom?\\
'''Tywin Lannister:'''Yes!\\
'''Tommen Baratheon:'''[[WiseBeyondTheirYears Wisdom is what makes a good king.]]\\
'''Tywin Lannister:'''Yes. But what is wisdom? A house with great wealth and fertile lands asks you for your protection against another house with a strong navy that could one day oppose you. How do you know which choice is wise and which is not? Any experience of treasuries and granaries? Or shipyards and soldiers?\\
'''Tommen Baratheon:'''No.\\
'''Tywin Lannister:'''Of course not. A wise king knows what he knows and what he doesn't. You're young. [[PuppetKing A wise young king listens to his councilors and heeds their advice until he comes of age.]] And the wisest kings continue to listen to them long afterwards. Your brother was not a wise king. Your brother was not a good king. If he had been, he'd probably still be alive.\\

-->"I wonder if you're the worst person I've ever met. At a certain age, it's hard to recall, but the truly ''vile'' do stand out through the years. Do you remember the way you smirked at me when my grandson and granddaughter were dragged off to their cells? I do. I'll never forget it... I'm leaving this wretched city as fast as I can before that shoeless zealot throws me into one of his cells. If you're half as bright as you think you are, you'll find a way out of here, too. ... You have no support, not anymore. Your brother's gone. The High Sparrow saw to that. the rest of your family have abandoned you. The people despise you. You're surrounded by enemies, thousands of them. You're going to kill them all by yourself? You've lost, Cersei. It's the only joy I can find in all this misery."

->'''Sandor Clegane''': We're fighting death! I can't beat death.
->'''Beric Dondarrion''': Tell [[MoralityPet her]] that.

-->'''Meera Reed:''' I'm Meera Reed, daughter of Howland Reed. This is Brandon Stark, son of Ned Stark.\\

'''Brandon Stark:''' You were at the Fist of the First Men. You were at Hardhome. You've seen the Army of the Dead. You've seen the Night King. He's coming for us. For all of us.

-->'''Jaime:'''[[EveryoneHasStandards The people I was cutting down were your own kin.]]
-->'''Euron:'''Place was getting crowded. I enjoyed watching it. I truly did.

-->'''Tyrion Lannister:''' Good. At some point I want to hear how a Knight's Watch recruit became King in the North.\\
'''Jon Snow:''' As long as you tell me how a Lannister became Hand to Daenerys Targaryen.\\

'''Davos Seaworth:'''This is Jon Snow. ''(Beat)'' He's King in the North.

-->"This is the life. Look at them. Cheering for a Greyjoy."

-->'''Jaime Lannister:'''If you were [[MamaBear Olenna]], would you rather have seen your granddaughter married to [[TheCaligula Joffrey]] or [[NiceGuy Tommen]]? Which one would Margaery have been better able to control, [[PuppetKing which one would have made Olenna the true ruler of the Seven Kingdoms?]] She was telling the truth.
-->-- '''Jaime showing solid proof of Olenna's confession'''

-->'''Jon:''' But we all die.

-->'''Jon:''' ... "I am the Shield that guards the Realms of Men..."

-->-- '''Lord Tyrion Lannister, to Varys about the Northern clmate'''

'''Lady Brienne:''' I don't even want to be a knight.\\

-->'''Meera Reed''': I'm Meera Reed, daughter of Howland Reed. This is Brandon Stark, son of Ned Stark.\\

'''Bran Stark:''' You were at the Fist of the First Men. You were at Hardhome. You've seen the Army of the Dead. You've seen the Night King. He's coming for us. For all of us.

-->'''Jaime Lannister:'''The Greyjoys rebelled agains the throne for the right to be monarchs, but as I recall, you were soundly defeated. Come to mention it, weren't you the one who started that rebellion by sailing to Casterly Rock and burning the Lannister fleet? You certainly caught us there. Very smart move on your part. Of course, we all made it to the Iron Islands anyway. I was there.
-->'''Euron:'''[[VillainRespect I remember very well. I saw you. I heard so much talk. The best in the world. No one can stop him. I didn't believe it, to be honesty.]] But I must say, when you rushed through the breach and started cutting people down...it was glorious. Like a dance.
-->'''Jaime Lannister:'''[[EveryoneHasStandards The people I was cutting down were your own kin.]]

-->'''Jamie Lannister:''' And I enjoyed killing Greyjoys.
-->'''Euron:''' If you hadn't crushed us, I wouldn't have gone into exile. And if I hadn't done that. I wouldn't be the greatest Captain of the Fourteen Seas.

-->'''Euron:''' ... [[StaringDownCthulhu You're not humble]]. You're the queen of a great nation. You don't care about the Iron Islands. They're nothing but... rocks and bird shit and -- and a lot of very unattractive people...! The Iron Fleet, on the other hand... That's something else entirely. it's the greatest armada Westeros has ever seen! With the Iron Fleet, you own the seas... You can defeat the invaders in the East... and the pretenders to the North and South.

-->'''Daenerys Targaryen:''' I was born at Dragonstone. Not that I can remember it. We fled before Robert's assassins could find us. Robert was your father's best friend, no? I wonder if your father knew his best friend sent assassins to murder a baby girl in her crib. Not that it matters now of course. I spent my life in foreign lands. So many men have tried to kill me. I don't remember all of their names. I have been sold like a brood mare. I have been chained and betrayed, raped and defiled. [[{{Pride}} Do you know what kept me standing through all those years in exile? Faith. Not in any gods. Not in myths and legends. In myself. In Daenerys Targaryen.]] [[BeyondTheImpossible The world hadn't seen a dragon in centuries until my children were born. The Dothraki hadn't crossed the sea. Any sea. They did for me.]] I was born to rule the Seven Kingdoms. And I will.\\
'''Jon Snow:''' [[BrutalHonesty You'll be ruling over a graveyard if we don't defeat the Night King.]] \\
'''Tyrion Lannister:''' The war against my sister has already begun. You can't expect us to halt hostilities and join you in fighting.... whatever you saw beyond the wall.\\
'''Davos Seaworth:''' You don't believe him. I understand that. It sounds like nonsense. But if destiny has brought Daenerys Targaryen back to our shores, it has also made Jon Snow King in the North. You were the first to bring Dothraki to Westeros? He was the first to make allies with Wildlings and Northmen. He was named Lord Commander of the Night's Watch. He was named King in the North. Not because of his birthright. He has no birthright. He's a damn bastard. All those hard son's of bitches chose him as their leader because they believe in him. All those things you don't believe in, he faced those things. He fought those things for the good of his people. He risked his life for his people. [[SayingTooMuch He took a knife in the heart for his people. He gave his own]] -- (Jon glares at him) If we don't put aside our enmities and band together we will die. And then it doesn't matter whose skeleton sits on the Iron Throne.\\

-->-- '''Euron Greyjoy'''

-->-- '''Tyrion Lannister, upon witnessing his brother's [[DeathOrGlory charge]] against Dany, with ''Drogon'' inches from her'''

-->-- '''Queen Daenerys, to Jon Snow about her dragons'''

-->'''Queen Daenerys:''' How many men did you kill taking Winterfell back from the Boltons?

-->'''Sandor 'The Hound' Clegane:''' Seems every bad idea has some Lannister cunt behind it.
-->'''Tyrion Lannister:''' And some Clegane cunt to help them see it through.

-->'''Sandor Clegane:''' ''(to Gregor)'' Remember me? Yeah, you do. You’re even fucking uglier than I am now. What did they do to you? Doesn’t matter. That’s not how it ends for you, brother. You know who’s coming for you. You’ve always known.

-->-- '''Jon Snow'''

-->'''Jaime:''' I don't believe you. ''(leaves her)''

-> '''Tormund Giantsbane:''' She's not a ser? You're not a knight? Women can't be knights. Why not?\\

-->-- '''Queen Daenerys talking to Jon Snow about her dragons'''

-->'''Queen Daenerys:''' We both want to help people. We can only help them from a position of strength. Sometimes strength is terrible.

-->'''Littlefinger:''' Sansa, I beg you! [[AllLoveIsUnrequited I loved your mother since the time I was a boy.]]\\
'''Sansa:''' [[TranquilFury And yet, you betrayed her.]]\\

'''Littlefinger:''' [[FamousLastWords SANSA!!]]

-->'''Theon Greyjoy:''' I always wanted to do the right thing. Be the right kind of person. But I never knew what that meant. It always seemed there was an impossible choice I had to make. Stark or Greyjoy.
-->'''Jon Snow:''' Our father was more of a father to you than yours ever was.

-->-- '''Jaime, spelling it out to Cersei [[spoiler:what her betrayal means to them]]'''


-->'''Jaime Lannister:''' You plotted with Euron Greyjoy without telling me, the commander of your armies?
-->'''Cersei Lannister:''' And you conspired with Tyrion, the man who murdered our father, without telling me, your queen.
-->'''Jaime Lannister:''' I didn't conspire with him.
-->'''Cersei Lannister:''' You met with him in secret without my consent, you planned to promote my enemies' interests. THAT is the definition of conspiracy.
-->'''Jaime Lannister:''' I pledged to ride north. I intend to honor that pledge.
-->'''Cersei Lannister:''' [[InsaneTrollLogic And that will be treason.]]
-->'''Jaime Lannister:''' Treason?
-->'''Cersei Lannister:''' Disobeying your queen's command, fighting with her enemies, what would you call it?
-->'''Jaime Lannister:''' Doesn't matter what I'd call it.

-->'''Cersei Lannister:''' I told you no one walks away from me.
-->'''Jaime Lannister:''' Are you going to order him to kill me? I'm the only one you have left. Our children are gone, our father is gone; it's just me and you now.
-->'''Cersei Lannister:''' There's one more yet to come.
-->'''Jaime Lannister:''' Give the order, then.
-->''(Cersei stops the Mountain from killing Jaime)''
-->'''Jaime Lannister:''' I don't believe you. ''(leaves her)''

--> "You should consider yourself lucky. At least your balls won't freeze off."

--> "FUCKING ''DIE''!"

-->--'''Jaime, spelling it out to Cersei [[spoiler:what her betrayal means to them]]'''

->'''Bronn:''' [Bronn is interrupted in a four-some with prostitutes by Cersei's Hand, Maester Qyburn] Sorry Ladies. Another time!
->''(One of the prostitutes propositions Qyburn before leaving the room.)''
->'''Qyburn:''' Poor girl. She'll be dead of the Pox by the end of the year.
->'''Bronn:''' [Realizing he may have just had sex with her] Which one was that?

->''Tormund, Lord Beric, and survivors of the wall explore Last Hearth. Blood and signs of violence are everywhere, but no survivors can be found. They confront what they think are wights in a darkened hallway- only to find survivors of the Night's Watch ready to kill them.''
->'''Dolorous Edd:''' Stay back! He's got [[OurZombiesAreDifferent blue eyes!]]
->'''Tormund Giantsbane:''' I've ''ALWAYS'' had blue eyes!

-> '''Tormund Giantsbane''': "She's not a ser? You're not a knight? Women can't be knights. Why not?"\\
'''Lady Brienne''': "Tradition."\\
'''Tormund''': "Fuck tradition."\\
'''Lady Brienne''': "I don't even want to be a knight."\\
'''Tormund''': "I'm no king. But if I were, I'd knight you 10 times over."\\
'''Ser Jaime Lannister''': "[[EurekaMoment You don't need a king]]. [[WhamLine Any knight can make another knight]]. I'll prove it. (walks away and raises his sword above to begin the {{Knighting}} ceremony) Kneel, Lady Brienne. (Brienne scoffs). Do you want to be a knight or not? Kneel. (Brienne kneels). In the name of the Warrior, I charge you to be brave. In the name of the Father, I charge you to be just. In the name of the Mother, I charge you to defend the innocent. Arise, Brienne of Tarth a knight of the Seven Kingdoms.\\
'''Tyrion''' (claps along with everyone). "[[KnightInShiningArmor Ser Brienne of Tarth! Knight of the Seven Kingdoms]]!"

->'''Sandor Clegane''': We're fighting death! I can't beat death.
->'''Beric Dondarrion''': Tell [[MoralityPet her]] that.

-->'''Bronn:''' [Bronn is interrupted in a four-some with prostitutes by Cersei's Hand, Maester Qyburn] Sorry Ladies. Another time!
-->''(One of the prostitutes propositions Qyburn before leaving the room.)''
-->'''Qyburn:''' Poor girl. She'll be dead of the Pox by the end of the year.
-->'''Bronn:''' [Realizing he may have just had sex with her] Which one was that?

-->''Tormund, Lord Beric, and survivors of the wall explore Last Hearth. Blood and signs of violence are everywhere, but no survivors can be found. They confront what they think are wights in a darkened hallway- only to find survivors of the Night's Watch ready to kill them.''
-->'''Dolorous Edd:''' Stay back! He's got [[OurZombiesAreDifferent blue eyes!]]
-->'''Tormund Giantsbane:''' I've ''ALWAYS'' had blue eyes!

-->-- '''Jenny of Oldstones''', from Game of Thrones Season 8, Episode 2 - ''A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'', lyrics by George R. R. Martin (first two lines) and Dan B. Weiss (rest of the song).