Robert was the true steel. Stannis is pure iron, black and hard and strong, yes, but brittle, the way iron gets. He’ll break before he bends. And Renly, that one, he’s copper, bright and shiny, pretty to look at but not worth all that much at the end of the day.
“The things we love destroy us every time…Remember that.”
— George R.R. Martin
“Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.”
— George R.R. Martin
“Nothing burns like the cold.”
— George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
“Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.”
— Tyrion (Game of Thrones)
Robert’s Rebellion, also known as the War of the Usurper, was a rebellion against House Targaryen, primarily instigated by Eddard Stark, Jon Arryn, and Robert Baratheon, for whom it is named. It lasted “close to a year" and resulted in the end of the Targaryen dynasty in the Seven Kingdoms and the beginning of Robert Baratheon’s reign.
And she never wanted to leave, never wanted to leave, never wanted to leave.
Unless she returns to Dorne, there’s naught I can do about Sarella save pray that she shows more sense than her sisters. Leaver her to her… game
(requested by @madaboutasoiaf)
girls of ice & fire // children in the books
“little girls are cute and small only to adults. To one another they are not cute. They are life-sized.” - margaret atwood
“You shouldn’t be here.”
— Theon to Sansa Apparently he’s read the books as well. (via thedaughtersstark)
A Song of Ice and Fire book covers.
Game of Thrones as A Song of Ice and Fire book covers.
“She wanted a storm to match her rage.”
— A Feast for Crows (George R.R. Martin)
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones