Tyrion Lannister Quotes

The mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you.

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

A wise man once said, a true history of the world is a history of great conversations in elegant rooms.

I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples, bastards, and broken things.

That’s what I do: I drink and I know things.

The powerful have always preyed on the powerless. That’s how they became powerful in the first place.

People have been swinging at me for years, but they always seem to miss.

When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.

It’s not easy being drunk all the time. Everyone would do it if it were easy.

I’m not questioning your honor, Lord Janos. I’m denying its existence.

I have a soft spot for cripples, bastards, and broken things.

Everyone is mine to torment.

The world is full of horrors, Tommen. You can fight them, or laugh at them. Or you can laugh at them while you fight them.

They say I am half a man, but what does that make the lot of you?

A Lannister always pays his debts.

The famous tart. Queen of thorns. Can we bring you anything to eat or drink? – The famous tart, a loaf of bread.

I’m not particularly good at violence, but I’m good at convincing others to do violence for me.

I’m not drunk enough for this conversation.

Oh, I’m a monster. Perhaps you should speak with me more softly then. Monsters are dangerous and just now kings are dying like flies.

A clever man once told me we make peace with our enemies, not our friends.

The future is shit, just like the past.

You love your children. It’s your one redeeming quality. That and your cheekbones.

Never forget what you are. The rest of the world will not. Wear it like armor, and it can never be used to hurt you.

I would like to keep my face.

My brother has his sword, and I have my mind. And a mind needs books like a sword needs a whetstone. That’s why I read so much.

Let them see that their words can cut you, and you’ll never be free of the mockery.

I’m not questioning your honor, Lord Janos. I’m denying its existence.

The powerful have always preyed on the powerless. That’s how they became powerful in the first place.

The king does not concern himself with the opinions of the sheep.

It’s not easy being drunk all the time. Everyone would do it if it were easy.

Death is so final, yet life is full of possibilities.

Oh, I’m not questioning your honor, Lord Janos. I’m denying its existence.

It’s not easy being drunk all the time. Everyone would do it if it were easy.

Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what’s on the other side?

The powerful have always preyed on the powerless. That’s how they became powerful in the first place.

Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder.

My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer, and I have my mind… and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.

I’m not questioning your honor, Lord Janos. I’m denying its existence.

If you want justice, you’ve come to the wrong place.

The things I do for love.

A wise man once said, ‘The true history of the world is a history of great conversations in elegant rooms.’

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge.

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 your own. Then they can’t hurt you with it anymore.

When you tear out a man’s tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you’re only telling the world that you fear what he might say.

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