“All that Syrio Forel had taught her went racing through her head. Swift as a deer. Quiet as shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still water. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Strong as a bear. Fierce as a wolverine. Fear cuts deeper than swords. The man who fears losing has already lost. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
“Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
“Words wound deeper than any knife, my lord. Often they fester and never heal.”
“...there’s few on Earth as can cut a man deeper than his childless wife.”
“All halls lead somewhere. Where there is a way in, there is a way out. Fear cuts deeper than swords.”