The air smelled of paper and dust and years. - George R. R. Martin - Quotesmemo.com

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From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are to be found in men and each of them exists in some man, sometimes several at the time. Animals are nothing but the portrayal of our virtues and vices made manifest to our eyes, the visible reflections of our souls. God displays them to us to give us food for thought.

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George R. R. Martin

The air smelled of paper and dust and years.

Air, Dust, Smelled, Years

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When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.

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Was there ever a war where only one side bled?

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The greatest fools are ofttimes more clever than the men who laugh at them.

Clever, Fools, Laughing, Men

The true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves.

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She had put despair and fear aside, as if they were garments she did not choose to wear.

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From the oyster to the eagle, from the swine to the tiger, all animals are to be found in men and each of them exists in some man, sometimes several at the time. Animals are nothing but the portrayal of our virtues and vices made manifest to our eyes, the visible reflections of our souls. God displays them to us to give us food for thought.

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