"This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration."

Tactics, Enemy, Action, Violence, Revenge

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"This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration."

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"For should the enemy strengthen his van, he will weaken his rear; should he strengthen his rear, he will weaken his van; should he strengthen his left, he will weaken his right; should he strengthen his right, he will weaken his left. If he sends reinforcements everywhere, he will everywhere be weak."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Tactics, Strategy, Conflict, Observation, Wisdom

"Before one may scare the plain people one must first have a firm understanding of the bugaboos that most facilely alarm them. One must study the schemes that have served to do it in the past, and one must study very carefully the technic of the chief current professionals."

H. L. Mencken, American Writer

Tactics, Strategy, Observation, Awareness, Understanding

"I look around briefly at the other players like I always do before a game. Other than Queenie, Bill, and Talon, I don't know any of them (and I don't care enough about them to know them). But if there's going to be any cordiality, any forced politeness or 'Aw, shucks, let's all just try to have a good time here tonight' kind of blather, then now's the time to get it out of the way before I get down to the business of screwing everyone out of their hopes and dreams."

Elle Lothlorien, American Novelist

Tactics, Strategy, Observation, Manipulation, Planning

"So long as victory can be attained, stupid haste is preferable to clever dilatoriness."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Tactics, Victory, Strategy, Truth, Wisdom

"If your enemy offers you two targets, strike at a third."

Robert Jordan, American Author

Tactics, Strategy, Enemy, Surprise, War

"When in fear it is safest to force the attack."

Marcus Annaeus Seneca, Roman Philosopher

Tactics, Fear, Attack, Courage, Strategy

"Appear at points which the enemy must hasten to defend, march swiftly to places where you are not expected."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Tactics, Strategy, War, Surprise

"The secret to unseating great power, is not to move the other direction, but to compete directly against their goals."

Bryant McGill, American Poet

Tactics, Power, Competition, Truth, Wisdom

"Appear weak when you are strong, and strong when you are weak."

Sun Tzu, Chinese Philosopher

Tactics, Strategy, Power, Deception, Strength

"This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration."

George R. R. Martin, American Author

Tactics, Enemy, Action, Violence, Revenge

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"Silver's sweet and gold's our mother, but once you're dead they're worth less than that last shit you take as you lie dying."

Mortality

"Perhaps you should speak more softly to me, then. Monsters are dangerous beasts, and just now kings seem to be dying like flies."

Conflict

"Robb says the man died bravely, but Jon says he was afraid.""What do you think?" his father asked.Bran thought about it. "can a man still be brave if he's afraid?""That is the only time a man can be brave," his father told him."

Courage

"What fire joins none man can put aside."

Unity

"No". Tyrion's voice was hoarse. "Sansa is no longer yours to torment. Understand that, monster." Joffrey sneered. "You're the monster, Uncle" "Am I?" Tyrion cocked his head. "Perhaps you should speak more softly to me, then. Monsters are dangerous beasts, and just now kinds seem to be dying like flies."

Conflict

"Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side?"

Curiosity

"We are one. Man, horse, lance, we are one beast of blood and wood and iron."

Unity

"My sister has mistaken me for a mushroom. She keeps me in the dark and feeds me shit."

Humor

"The grave casts long shadows, Iron Lord," Mirri said. "Long and dark, and in the end no light can hold them back."

Death

"These woods are as empty as you think, he had said. You cannot know what the light might summon from the darkness."

Mystery