“The gods are blind. And men see only what they wish.”

“It was queer how sometimes a child's innocent eyes can see things that grown men are blind to.”

“Men see what they expect to see.”

“It's not," Mormont told him. "Gods save us, boy, you're not blind and you're not stupid. When dead men come hunting in the night, do you think it matters who sits the Iron Throne?”

“What are gods for if not to sit in judgment over men? The Many-Faced God does not weigh men’s souls, however. He gives his gift to the best of men as he gives it to the worst. Elsewise the good would live forever.”

“be careful what you say. The gods may not be the only ones listening.”

“I've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off.”