"Let me give you some advice, bastard. Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you."
  -Tyrion Lannister

"The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid."
  -Eddard Stark

"When you know what a man wants, you know who he is and how to move him."
  -Petyr Baelish

"In a room sit three great men: a king, a priest and a rich man. Each great man bids the sellsword slay the other two. Who lives, who dies?

Power resides where men believe it resides. It's a trick, a shadow on the wall. And a very small man can cast a very large shadow."
  -Lord Varys