"You know what I learnt losing that duel? I learnt that I'll never win. Not that way. That's their game, their rules. I'm not going to fight them: I'm going to fuck them. That's what I know, that's what I am, and only by admitting what we are can we get what we want."

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

"You're blessed with abilities that few men possess. You're blessed to belong to one of the most powerful families in the kingdoms, and you're still blessed with youth. What have you done with these blessings, eh? You served as a glorified bodyguard for two kings - one a mad man, the other a drunk."
[to Jamie]

"When The Queen proclaims one King and the King's Hand proclaims another, whose peace do the Goldcloaks protect? Who do they follow? The man who pays them."

"We only make peace with our enemies, my lord. That's why it's called 'making peace'."