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“ ”I ask you, Ned, what good is it to wear a crown? The gods mock the prayers of kings and cowherds alike.
About George R.R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin September 20, 1948) is an American novelist and short story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known for A Song of Ice and Fire, his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels that HBO adapted for its dramatic series Game of Thrones.
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The gods mock the prayers of kings and cowherds alike.
Additional quotes by George R.R. Martin
Let them see that their words can cut you, and you'll never be free of the mockery. If they want to give you a name, take it, make it you own. Then they can't hurt you with it anymore.
Wise men may grow arrogant in their wisdom, but a maester must always remain humble.
It is hard to die unmourned.