Ahead of its 5th season premiere next Sunday, we have rounded up 10 cool quotes from ‘Game of Thrones’ through the years. We focus on the show’s female characters who may not always be wielding the power in the forefront, but certainly know what is going on behind the scenes. At times, cutthroat and ruthless, the women of ‘Game of Thrones’ are more than just pretty faces. Check out all the quotes below.
Daenerys
“Valar morghulis.” – Missandei
“Yes. All men must die, but we are not men.” – Daenerys Targaryen
“I am a Khaleesi of the Dothraki! I am the wife of the great Khal and I carry his son inside me! The next time you raise a hand to me will be the last time you have hands.” – Daenerys Targaryen to Viserys Targaryen.
Arya
“Little ladies shouldn’t play with swords.” – Ned Stark
“I wasn’t playing and I don’t want to be a lady.” – Arya Stark
Brienne of Tarth
“I’ve been sitting in a muddy pen wrapped in chains for the past year.” – Jaime Lannister
“And I’m a woman. I was still beating you.” – Brienne of Tarth
“You were not beating me.” – Jaime Lannister
“Maybe you were as good as people said… once. Or maybe people just love to overpraise a famous name. “ – Brienne of Tarth
Cersei
“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” – Cersei Lannister
“If you ever call me sister again, I’ll have you strangled in your sleep.” – Cersei Lannister to Margaery Tyrell
“What are they (referring to guards) doing here?” – Tyrion Lannister
“Protecting me… I assume. Will you let me in?” – Cersei Lannister
“No, I don’t think so.” – Tyrion Lannister
“If I wanted to kill you, do you think I’d let a wooden door stop me?” – Cersei Lannister
Catelyn
“Show them how it feels to lose what they love.” – Catelyn Stark
Margarey
“Calling yourself a king doesn’t make you one, and if Renly wasn’t a king, I wasn’t a queen.” – Margaery Tyrell
“Do you want to be a queen?” – Littlefinger
“No. I want to be the queen.” – Margaery Tyrell
Melisandre
“What do you mean to do with him?” – Stannis Baratheon
“You know what I mean to do with him.” – Melisandre
“Then why bathe him and dress him in fine clothes? If it needs to be done, then do it. Don’t torture the boy.” – Stannis Baratheon
“Have you ever slaughtered a lamb?” – Melisandre
“No.” – Stannis Baratheon
“If the lamb sees the knife, she panics. Her panic seeps into the meat, darkens it, fouls the flavor.” – Melisandre
“And you’ve slaughtered many lambs.” – Stannis Baratheon
“And none have seen the blade.” – Melisandre
