“Half of the Ullers are half-mad, the saying went, and the other half are worse.”

“I am surrounded by flatterers and fools. It can drive a man to madness,.. . Half of them don’t dare tell me the truth, and the other half can’t find it.”

“Half as big but twice as mad.”

“Half of them loved her like a daughter, and other half wanted to spread her legs, but either sort would die for her.”

“And Arya, well . . . Ned’s visitors would oft mistake her for a stableboy if they rode into the yard unannounced. Arya was a trial, it must besaid. Half a boy and half a wolf pup.”

“I’m not afraid to die.” It was only half a lie.”

“Half-truths are worth more than outright lies.”