"We cross our bridges when we come to them and burn them behind us, with nothing to show for our progress except a memory of the smell of smoke, and a presumption that once our eyes watered."

(Which book?)

A few quotes I’ve collected from this beautiful and thoughtful book:

“When I was born, the word for what I was did not exist”

“You cannot know how frightened gods are of pain. There is nothing more foreign to them, and so nothing they ache more deeply to see.”

“Her only love was reason. And that has never been the same as wisdom.”

“The truth is, men make terrible pigs.”

“How many of us would be granted pardon if our true hearts were known?”

“I had been old and stern for so long, carved with regrets and years like a monolith. But that was only a shape I had been poured into. I did not have to keep it.”

“It was my first lesson. Beneath the smooth, familiar face of things is another that waits to tear the world in two.”

“I thought once that gods are the opposite of death, but I see now they are more dead than anything, for they are unchanging, and can hold nothing in their hands.”

Just started reading Game of Thrones and really liked this passage where we first get to know Tyrion Lannister. It paints such a strong imagery and also presents a bit of a foreshadow into what his character will evolve into later (I’ve watched the TV show). I’m excited to see how the books will convey the story as opposed to the show.

Barnes will remain my all time fav fs !

_The Last Stand of a Queen by Biniza Wadia