“Noble words, but words were easy. Deeds were hard. - Brienne”
“Nobleness was one word for making a fuss about the trivial inevitabilities of life, but there were others.”
“Long human words (the longer the better) were easy, unmistakable, and rarely changed their meanings . . . but short words were slippery, unpredictable, changing their meanings without any pattern.”
“Words are easy. It's convincing the heart that's hard.”
“Words are wind, Brienne told herself. They cannot hurt you. Let them wash over you.”
“The hitting was easy compared to the words. The hitting happened only infrequently but the words happened every day. I knew he was wrong, knew he was inexcusable. But still, the words were the worst part.”