Greetings Brave Adventurers,
Thanks to my wonderful friends at Bookworld I have a beautiful boxed set of George R R Martin’s “A Song of Ice and Fire” to give away! This amazing prize features all 7 books, and is valued at $99.00 RRP!
Bookworld always offers free delivery Australia wide, so the lucky winner will have their shiny new books delivered right to their door!
HOW TO ENTER:
“I want it! How do I get it?!”
Entry is easy. All you have to do is answer this question:
What is your favourite quote / moment from George R R Martin’s ASOIAF series?
Leave your response in the ‘comments’ below, and include your state and suburb. This competition is open to Australian residents only, and this will ensure your entry is valid. Limit of one entry per person, please!
WANT MORE CHANCES TO WIN?
Share this blog post through your social media (twitter, facebook, your blog etc), and pop your details into the comments section of this post, letting me know where you shared it (please include a link/handle/pingback). Remember to include your state and suburb to verify your entry.
Each type of media you use to share will grant 1 entry (so if you share on twitter, facebook and your blog, you will receive 3 extra entries). That’s 3 more chances to win!
Get cracking: Winter is coming, and this competition closes midnight Monday 14th July AEST.
The winner will be announced on Tuesday 15th July.
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Good Luck!
H L Petrovic 
Tyrion Lannister to Jon Snow:
“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.” Arncliffe, NSW
Thanks Libby for kicking the ball off! Love that quote! Don’t forget to include your suburb and state, so that I can put you in the draw!
From ‘A Storm of Swords’, where Tyrion muses about Joffrey’s wedding. “‘Ravening weasels could not keep me away.’ There was this to be said for weddings over battles, at least; it was less likely that someone would cut off your nose.”
It captures Tyrion’s mordant nature, and it has a semi-colon – what more could you ask?
Michael Pryor, Alphington, Victoria
Thanks for entering Michael! Tyrion is my fav. Great quote.
Shared on Facebook 🙂 Sydney NSW
Thanks for sharing Julie! Please pop in your suburb and state so that I can validate your entry.
Lilyfield NSW
“Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?”
“That is the only time a man can be brave.” Bran (I)—Bran & Ned
Bran talking to Ned Stark in a Game of Thrones, Bran’s first chapter.
Thanks Mark for this quote – one of those beautiful universal truths.
Hi Helen! Shared on Facebook and Twitter. Cranebrook, NSW
Thanks so much for your support Lisa! I’ve got you down for two entries!
My fav quote is from Catelyn after she learns that Winterfell has fallen …
“I want to weep, she thought. I want to be comforted. I’m so tired of being strong. I want to be foolish and frightened for once. Just for a small while, that’s all … A day … An hour.” Franklin ACT
A beautiful quote that really shows Catelyn’s inner vulnerability. Thanks! Don’t forget to include your state and suburb so I can enter you in the draw.
Maureen Flynn, Oyster Bay NSW and I shared on fb 😛
Thanks Maureen!
Miranda Drew, Coffs Harbour, NSW
I’ve only read the first book of this series and it was awesome. My favourite quote would have to be- “There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: “Not today.” I’ve been wanting to but the box set but don’t have much money to spare 😛 *Fingers Crossed*
Best of luck Miranda, and thanks for your entry! Love that quote! If you’d like more chances to win, just share this post on your social media, and let me know!
Reblogged this on Jeremy Szal's Galaxy Blog.
I’ve already tweeted, blog’d, shared and liked this post. 🙂
N.S.W., Randwick
“Rhaegar fought valiantly, Rhaegar fought nobly, Rhaegar fought honourably. And Rhaegar died.” – Jorah Mormont.
It really, really captures the entire essence of the series – that honour gets men killed, and that the only way to survive in the brutal world of Westoros is to cheat, murder, steal and betray, no matter how dirty it might be. You’ll live, but what are you then?
Thanks for this, Helen!
You’re welcome, Jeremy! You’re right; ‘good’ gets you dead in ASOIAF.
Reblogged this on Inside My Worlds: R.L.Sharpe and commented:
Game Of Thrones Giveaway!
Hi Helen. What a great giveaway! I have to confess that I haven’t read any of these books yet (I know! I know!) but I would love to, and if I won this then I could! So because I haven’t read them I don’t have a fav quote. I did however post a link on twitter https://twitter.com/RochelleSharpe/status/486119645611438080
Also on facebook https://www.facebook.com/rochellesharpe.01/posts/4296128577860
and reblogged this. Also I’m from Newcastle NSW.
Thanks for the chance.
Thanks for the support, Rochelle!
From A Storm of Swords 2: Blood and Gold
On Tyrion after shooting his father,
“The stink that filled the privy gave ample evidence that the oft-repeated jape about his father was just another lie. Lord Tywin Lannister did not, in the end, shit gold.”
His ‘noble’ father never did anything wrong, but caught with his trousers down, whoring like he forbade Tyrion from doing, trying to lie to save his own life, in death he loses his God-like status in his son’s eyes and revealed to be human and flawed. We also realise that Tyrion might be exactly like his father and destined for greatness too.
Cheers,
Fiona
Chippendale, NSW
Muazzam Ali, Darlington (Syndey) NSW.
Doran Martell to the Sand Snakes:
“I am not blind, nor deaf. I know that you all believe me weak, frightened, feeble. Your father knew me better. Oberyn was ever the viper. Deadly, dangerous, unpredictable. No man dared tread on him. I was the grass. Pleasant, complaisant, sweet-smelling, swaying with every breeze. Who fears to walk upon the grass? But it is the grass that hides the viper from his enemies and shelters him until he strikes. Your father and I worked more closely than you know.”
As Doran Martel reveals himself as a serious player of the Game of Thrones, I was completely surprised to hear that his feeble persona was carefully crafted to hide his true intentions. Much like Littlefinger, Doran plays the long game and Dorne is no longer dormant. This is one of my favourite parts in A Feast For Crows and the Arianne POV.
Doran Martell is definitely an interesting character. Never underestimate your enemies in ASOIAF! Thanks for entering!
“There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: “Not today.”
NSW, 2154
Thanks for your entry. Great quote!
From A Storm of Swords 2: Blood and Gold
On Tyrion after shooting his father,
“The stink that filled the privy gave ample evidence that the oft-repeated jape about his father was just another lie. Lord Tywin Lannister did not, in the end, shit gold.”
His ‘noble’ father never did anything wrong, but caught with his trousers down, whoring like he forbade Tyrion from doing, trying to lie to save his own life, in death he loses his God-like status in his son’s eyes and revealed to be human and flawed. We also realise that Tyrion might be exactly like his father and destined for greatness too.
Cheers,
Fiona
Chippendale, NSW
That’s a great quote. I’ve enjoyed the hbo series, but it really failed to capture the import of that scene the way the book did.
Yeah, Tyrion wasn’t just being a petulant child. Adding the discovery of Tywin’s and Jaime’s lies about Tysha (and what happened to her), as well as the betrayal of the second woman he loved (a true whore), then sprinkling on some whoring hypocrisy over the whole thing, it all makes for a seriously tasty patricidal salad.
Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
– Syrio Forel
NSW, 2219
Thanks Natalie! And thanks for sharing also!
“If a man paints a target on his chest, he should expect that sooner or later someone will loose an arrow on him.”
NSW, 2154
Thanks for entering John. Great quote.
I love reading any chapter about John Snow. It doesn’t hurt that the TV series cast a particularly gorgeous actor to play him either.
Narrabundah ACT
I agree – Kit Harington is eye candy! Thanks for entering, Claire!
Coonnington and the ‘other’ dragon taking the roost, who’d a thunk the first dragon to invade wasn’t Dani? Gareth, warriewood
Dani deserved it, really. I’m sure I wasn’t the only one yelling at the books ‘hurry up to westeros already!’ The irony that someone beat her to it.
Off the top of my head, it would have to be “you know nothing, Jon Snow”!
NSW 2125
Thanks Marina, I wondered if that one might pop up. One of my favourites, especially the way rose Leslie says it!
Another Tyrion quote from the battle of Blackwater Bay
Those are brave men knocking at our door. Let’s go kill them!
Sydney 2000
Tyrion always seems to find the wry humour in everything. Thanks for entering!
‘A Lannister always pays his debts’ ………I work in the lending industry
Summer Hill 2130
Mostly they do! Thanks for Entering!
“I am not questioning your honor; I am denying its existence”. Who else but the indefatigable Tyrion, who gets all the best quotes.
Tweed Heads, australia
Umm NSW
Third try to get it right!