Kings Quotes - Page 39

• Those candle flames were like the lives of men. So fragile. So deadly. Left alone, they lit and warmed. Let run rampant, they would destroy the very things they were meant to illuminate. Embryonic bonfires, each bearing a seed of destruction so potent it could tumble cities and dash kings to their knees.

  Brandon Sanderson

  Running, Men, Flames

  Brandon Sanderson (2010). “The Way of Kings”, p.369, Macmillan

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• And I Jack, the Pumpkin King, have grown so tired of the same old thing.

  Tim Burton

  Tired, Old Things, Pumpkin

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• A king who’s innocent of the things of which he’s guilty?

  Kristin Cashore

  Guilty, Innocent

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, p.219, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• The bards sing of love, they celebrate slaughter, they extol kings and flatter queens, but were I a poet I would write in praise of friendship.

  Bernard Cornwell

  Queens, Writing, Praise

  Bernard Cornwell (1997). “The Winter King: A Novel of Arthur”, p.242, Macmillan

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• Your fey cousin here has the miraculous ability to hold his liquor--and mine, and yours, and the king's, and half the country's, I expect.

  Alethea Kontis

  Country, Cousin, Fey

  Alethea Kontis (2012). “Enchanted”, p.238, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• In the land of the blind, a one eyed man is king

  Michael Grant

  Men, Land, Politics

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• But there are others of my kind...those who see themselves as lions among sheep. As kings--superior to man in every way. Why, then, should they be confined to darkness? Why should they fear man?

  Seth Grahame-Smith

  Men, Sheep, Darkness

  Seth Grahame-Smith (2010). “Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter”, p.191, Hachette UK

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• King Drowden has given his men instructions to infiltrate the town, bribe townspeople for the secrets of their neighbors, steal the neighbors’ hidden treasures. Much more subtle than Drowden’s usual smash and burn technique. We do hope Drowden isn’t growing a brain.

  Kristin Cashore

  Men, Secret, Brain

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• Mother said," mocked the king. "Don't be childish." "We're children," Myrcella declared haughtily. "We're supposed to be childish." The Hound laughed. "She has you there.

  George R. R. Martin

  Mother, Children, Hounds

  George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.748, Bantam

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• Costis followed, telling himself that it wasn't true that he and the king and even the stone under their feet were nothing but tissue, transparently thin, and that for a moment, the only real thing in the universe had been there on the parapet with the king.

  Megan Whalen Turner

  Real, Feet, Tissues

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• I buried him with mine own hands, in a place he showed me once when I was a squire at Storm’s End. No one shall ever find him there to disturb his rest.” He looked at Jaime defiantly. “I will defend King Tommen with all my strength, I swear it. I will give my life for his if need be. But I will never betray Renly, by word or deed. He was the king that should have been. He was the best of them.

  George R. R. Martin

  Hands, Should Have, Giving

  George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.2203, Bantam

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• Gods and wonders always appear, to attend the birth of kings.

  George R. R. Martin

  Birth, Wonder

  George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.3282, Bantam

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• The people who stand before kings may look like they did it all by themselves. But in fact they are invariably the beneficiaries of hidden advantages and extraordinary opportunities and cultural legacies that allow them to learn and work hard and make sense of the world in ways others cannot. It makes a difference where and when we grew up.

  Malcolm Gladwell

  Hard Work, Opportunity, Differences

  "Outliers: The Story of Success". Book by Malcolm Gladwell, November 18, 2008.

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• The city?" Tyrion was lost. "What city would that be?" "King's Landing. I am sending you to court." It was the last thing Tyrion Lannister would ever have anticipated. He reached for his wine, considered for a moment as he sipped. "And what am I to do there?" "Rule," his father said curtly.

  George R. R. Martin

  Father, Wine, Cities

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• Free folk don't follow names, or little cloth animals sewn on a tunic," the King-Beyond-the-Wall had told him. "They won't dance for coins, they don't care how your style yourself or what that chain of office means or who your grandsire was. They follow strength. They follow the man.

  George R. R. Martin

  Wall, Mean, Animal

  George R. R. Martin (2011). “A Dance with Dragons: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Five”, p.322, Bantam

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• In King’s Landing, there are two sorts of people. The players and the pieces… Every man’s a piece to start with, and every maid as well. Even some who think they are players." Petyr Baelish

  George R. R. Martin

  Player, Men, Thinking

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• Things will be different this time," Caine said. "There was too much contention, too much violence the last time. I tried to be a peaceful leader. But thing went badly." "I wonder why," Diana muttered. "These people," Caine said grandly, sweeping his arm towards the town, "need more than a leader. They need...a king.

  Michael Grant

  People, Leader, Peaceful

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• The answer is no, I would rather marry the Demon King himself than marry you. I suggest you look elsewhere for a bride. And heaven help the one you choose.

  Cinda Williams Chima

  Heaven, Looks, Answers

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• The choice is yours, brother. Live a thrall or die a king. Do you dare to fly? Unless you take the leap, you’ll never know." - Euron Greyjoy

  George R. R. Martin

  Brother, Choices, Dare

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• You know something? There are sandstorms that strip man and horse and bury them — I've seen them. I saw bones piled higher than my head for the folly of a bad king and those who wanted his throne. I lived through a blizzard that froze every other living creature solid. Against those things, you're only a man. I can deal with you.

  Tamora Pierce

  Horse, Men, Thrones

  Tamora Pierce (2009). “Lioness Rampant”, p.157, Simon and Schuster

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• Truth is dangerous. It topples palaces and kills kings. It stirs gentle men to rage and bids them take up arms. It wakes old grievances and opens forgotten wounds. It is the mother of the sleepless night and the hag-ridden day. And yet there is one thing that is more dangerous than Truth. Those who would silence Truth’s voice are more destructive by far. It is most perilous to be a speaker of Truth. Sometimes one must choose to be silent, or be silenced. But if a truth cannot be spoken, it must at least be known. Even if you dare not speak truth to others, never lie to yourself.

  Frances Hardinge

  Mother, Lying, Night

  "Fly by Night". Book by Frances Hardinge, October 7, 2005.

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• Ordinary life did not stop just because kings rose and fell, Mosca realized. People adapted. If the world turned upside down, everyone ran and hid in their houses, but a very short while later, if all seemed quiet, they came out again and started selling each other potatoes.

  Frances Hardinge

  People, Rose, House

  Frances Hardinge (2011). “Fly By Night”, p.315, Pan Macmillan

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• That was what they did with themselves, those two Gracelings, along with a small band of friends: They stirred up trouble on a serious scale—bribery, coercion, sabotage, organized rebellion—all directed at stopping the worst behavior of the world’s most seriously corrupt kings.

  Kristin Cashore

  Two, Serious, Stopping

  Kristin Cashore (2009). “Graceling”, Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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• The gods don’t care about men, no more than kings care about peasants.

  George R. R. Martin

  Men, Care, Peasants

  George R. R. Martin (2003). “A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Two”, p.518, Bantam

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• Being a King sort of sucks," I said. Quentin wrinkled his nose, "So does your outfit." "Blood is in this season.

  Mira Grant

  Blood, Doe, Noses

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