Barristan Selmy: "I hear the king wants to joust today."
Eddard Stark: "Eh, that will never happen."
Barristan Selmy: "Robert tends to do what he wants."
Eddard Stark: "If the king got what he wanted all the time, we'd still be fighting a damned Rebellion."

Petyr: "Loras knew his mare was in heat. Quite crafty, really."
Sansa: "Ser Loras would never do that. There is no honor in tricks."
Petyr: "No honor, but quite a bit of gold."

Lord Varys: "The wolf and the lion will be at each other's throats. We will be at war soon, my friend."
Magister Illyrio Mopatis: "What good is war now? We are not ready. We need time. Khal Drogo will not make his move until his son is born."
Lord Varys: "Delay, you say. Move fast, I reply. This is no longer a game for two Players."