“It’s not easy being drunk all the time. If it were easy, everyone would do it.”

"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword."

"The things I do for love."

"Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder."

"Power resides where men believe it resides. It's a trick, a shadow on the wall."

"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."

"That's what I do: I drink and I know things."

"There's no cure for being a c**t."

"You know nothing, Jon Snow."

Yes, we watch Game of Thrones for the epic action scenes of brawny dudes (and ladies!) cutting through their nemeses. And the complex play of politics as characters try to take the Iron Throne, or at least get close to it. And, if we're being honest, the elaborately choreographed sex scenes.

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