“Why is it always the innocents who suffer most, when you high lords play your game of thrones?”

“The High Septon once told me that as we sin, so do we suffer. If that’s true, Lord Eddard, tell me… why is it always the innocents who suffer most, when you high lords play your game of thrones?”

“It is being common-born that is dangerous, when the great lords play their game of thrones.”

“When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.”

“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.”

“Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next. Sometimes the best way to baffle them is to make moves that have no purpose, or even seem to work against you. Remember that, Sansa, when you come to play the game.”“What . . . what game?”“The only game. The game of thrones.”