“Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.”

“Tyrion Lannister had claimed that most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it, but Jon was done with denials. He was who he was; Jon Snow, bastard and oathbreaker, motherless, friendless, and damned. For the rest of his life-however long that might be-he would be condemned to be an outsider, the silent man standing in the shadows who dares not speak his true name.”

“The truth. Men will blind themselves with hot irons, rather than face it.”

“I would rather face my fears than lose, but most people would rather lose than face their fears.”

“Don't forget that most men with nothing would rather protect the possibility of becoming rich than face the reality of being poor.”

“I think that most people would rather face the light of a real enemy than the darkness of their imagined fears.”