“all men carry murder in their hearts, yet even so, the poisoner is beneath contempt.”

“Nothing but this: I did not do it. Yet now I wish I had... I wish I had enough poison for you all. You make me sorry that I am not the monster you would have me be, yet there it is.”

“Love is poison. A sweet poison, yes, but it will kill you all the same.”

“Jon Snow had dreamed of leading men to glory just as King Daeron had, of growing up to be a conqueror. Now he was a man grown and the Wall was his, yet all he had were doubts. He could not even seem to conquer those.”

“I did not do it. Yet now I wish I had.’ He turned to face the hall, that sea of pale faces. ‘I wish I had enough poison for you all. You make me sorry that I am not the monster you would have me be, yet there it is. I am innocent, but I will get no justice here.”

“Contempt, thought Tyrion, the universal tongue.”

“Lawless men are everywhere in this dark time, oh, yes. Men with cold steel and colder hearts. - Varys”