

Tywin Lannister’s quotes from A Song of Ice and Fire book series:

1. “And dismissing Selmy, where was the sense in that? Yes, the man was old, but the name of Barristan the Bold still has meaning in the realm. He lent honor to any man he served. Can anyone say the same of the Hound? You feed your dog bones under the table, you do not seat him beside you on the high bench.

- A Game of Thrones

2. One man on a wall was worth ten beneath it.

- A Clash of Kings



3. “Joffrey, when your enemies defy you, you must serve them steel and fire. When they go to their knees, however, you must help them back to their feet. Elsewise no man will ever bend the knee to you. And any man who must say ‘I am the king’ is no true king at all.”

- A Storm of Swords

4. "Explain to me why it is more noble to kill ten thousand men in battle than a dozen at dinner.”

- A Storm of Swords

5. “Every lord has need of a beast from time to time.”

- A Storm of Swords

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6. “Some battles are won with swords and spears, others with quills and ravens.”

- A Storm of Swords

7. “Mummers and monkeys require applause. So did Aerys, for that matter.”

- A Storm of Swords

8. “There is a tool for every task, and a task for every tool.”

- A Storm of Swords

9. “No man is free. Only children and fools think elsewise.”

- A Dance With Dragons

10. “You cannot eat love, nor buy a horse with it, nor warm your halls on a cold night.”

- A Feast for Crows

Tywin Lannister’s quotes from Game of Thrones T.V. Series

11. “When soldiers lack discipline, the fault lies with their commander.”

12. “Lannisters don’t act like fools.”

13. “I need you to become a man you’re always meant to be.

Not next year, not tomorrow… now.”

14. "It’s the family name that lives on. It’s all that lives on. Not your honor, not your personal glory, family.”

15. “A lion doesn’t concern himself with the opinions of a sheep.”

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