Quotes

A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward. ~ A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin "Kings have no friends," Stannis said bluntly, "only subjects and enemies." ~ A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin Paint stripes on a toad, he does not become a tiger. ~ A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin Boys believe nothing can hurt them, his doubt whispered. Grown men know better. ~ A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin Power resides where men believe it resides. No more and no less. ~ A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin Crowns do queer things to the heads beneath them. ~ A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin There are a set of religious, or rather moral writers, who teach that virtue is the certain road to happiness, and vice to misery, in this world. A very wholesome and comfortable doctrine, and to which we have but one objection, namely, that it is not true. ~ Tom Jones by Henry Fielding A good conscience is never lawless in the worst regulated state, and will provide those laws for itself, which the neglect of legislators hath forgotten to supply. ~ Tom Jones by Henry Fielding Life may as properly be called an art as any other. ~ Amelia by Henry Fielding "Sleep is good," he said. "And books are better." ~ A Clash of Kings by George R. R. Martin