“Nobleness was one word for making a fuss about the trivial inevitabilities of life, but there were others.”

“The great thing about being always among people of noble manners was the inevitable elevation of one's own.”

“The noble-minded are calm and steady. Little people are forever fussing and fretting.”

“What one does in one's art, that is the breath of one's being. What one does in one's life, that is a bagatelle for the outsiders to fuss about.”

“Noble words, but words were easy. Deeds were hard. - Brienne”

“I couldn’t figure out if it was fate or faith that had brought me there. How funny those two words sounded when paired together. One was the inevitable, something I could not change in my life, while the other was the hope and belief that I could. These two words were enemies of each other, and one of them was down right dangerous for a slave to have anywhere near his mind.”