A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.
A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.
Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?' 'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness.
Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.
There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: ?Not today.
Sleep is good, he said, And books are better.
The best fantasy is written in the language of dreams. It is alive as dreams are alive, more real than real ... for a moment at least ... that long magic moment before we wake.