You promised him vengeance as well. ' 'I promised him justice. ' 'Call it what you will. It still comes down to blood. " - Tywin & Tyrion
Fanatics are picturesque, mankind would rather see gestures than listen to reasons.
And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.
Sometimes people don't want to hear the truth because they don't want their illusions destroyed.
There are two different types of people in the world, those who want to know, and those who want to believe.
I was in darkness, but I took three steps and found myself in paradise. The first step was a good thought, the second, a good word; and the third, a good deed.
I still care about people but it would be so much easier not to care. I don't want to get too close; I don't like to touch things.
Like other presidents before him, Barack Obama inherited a recession. But unlike them, he has made it worse, not better.
In my life, I've had estates in Russia, houses in Spain, in Norway, in the deep south of America.
. . . And you're the only one who knows.