#aim

How could I not love him, after that? That is not to say that I approved of all he did, or much enjoyed the company of the man that he became... but every little girl needs a big brother to protect her. Tywin was big even when he was little."She gave a sigh. "Who will protect us now?" Jaime kissed her cheek. "He left a son." "Aye, he did. That is what I fear the most, in truth." That was a queer remark. "Why should you fear?" "Jaime," she said, tugging on his ear, "sweetling, I have known you since you were a babe at Joanna's breast. You smile like Gerion and fight like Tyg, and there's some of Kevan in you, else you would not wear that cloak... but Tyrion is Tywin's son, not you. I said so once to your father's face, and he would not speak to me for half a year. Men are such thundering great fools. Even the sort who come along once in thousand years. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#tyrion-lannister #tywin-lannister #love

There are no men like me. There's only me. - The Kingslayer ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#kingslayer #men

Jaime smiled knowingly. Men will read all sorts of things into a knowing smile if you let them. ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#a-storm-of-swords #george-r-r-martin #jaime-lannister #men

Every woman should be told she's attractive. Men are seduced by their eyes, women by their ears." Saiman ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#men

The aim and final end of all music should be none other than the glory of God and the refreshment of the soul. ↗

— Johann Sebastian Bach

#end #final #glory #god #music

It's like the people who believe they'll be happy if they go and live somewhere else, but who learn it doesn't work that way. Wherever you go, you take yourself with you. If you see what I mean. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#the-graveyard-book #work

Always aim at complete harmony of thought and word and deed. Always aim at purifying your thoughts and everything will be well. ↗

— Mahatma Gandhi

#always #complete #deed #everything #harmony

Give me an opportunity to fail," Saiman said. "I promise my corpse won't interrupt your 'I told you so' speech. ↗

— Ilona Andrews

#saiman #opportunity

People couldn't become truly holy, he said, unless they also had the opportunity to be definitively wicked. ↗

— Terry Pratchett

#good-and-evil #temptation #wickedness #opportunity

I was kidnapped by aliens, they came down from outer space with ray guns, but I fooled them by wearing a wig and laughing in a foreign accent, and I escaped. ↗

— Neil Gaiman

#gaiman #neil #guns