Chaos isn't a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail, and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They cling to the realm, or the gods, or love: illusions. Only the ladder is real; the climb is all there is.

　　混乱不是深渊。混乱是阶梯。很多人想往上爬，却失败了，且永无机会再试。他们坠落而亡。有些人本有机会攀爬，但他们拒绝了。他们守着王国，守着诸神，守着爱情——尽皆幻象。唯有阶梯真实存在，攀爬才是生活的全部。

　　—— Petyr Baelish 小指头

　　Night gathers, and now my watch begins.

　　It shall not end until my death.

　　I shall take no wife, hold no lands, father no children.

　　I shall wear no crowns and win no glory.

　　I shall live and die at my post.

　　I am the sword in the darkness.

　　I am the watcher on the walls.

　　I am the fire that burns against the cold,

　　the light that wakes the sleepers,

　　the shield that guards the realms of men.

　　I pledge my life and honor to the Night's Watch,

　　for this night,

　　and all the nights to come.

　　长夜将至，我从今开始守望，至死方休。

　　我将不娶妻、不封地、不生子。

　　我将不戴宝冠，不争荣宠。

　　我将尽忠职守，生死於斯。

　　我是黑暗中的利剑，长城上的守卫。

　　我是抵御寒冷的烈焰，破晓时分的光线，

　　唤醒眠者的号角，守护王国的坚盾。

　　我将生命与荣耀献给守夜人，今夜如此，夜夜皆然。

　　—— 守夜人誓词

　　There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.

　　我父亲对我说过，恐惧没有什么可耻的，重要的是我们如何面对恐惧。

　　—— Jon Snow 琼恩·雪诺

　　Love’s not always wise, I’ve learned.

　　爱并不总是明智的，我现在懂了。

　　—— Robb Stark 罗柏·史塔克

　　Sometimes when I’m trying to understand a person’s motives, I play a little game. I assume the worst.

　　有时候，当我想知道一个人的动机时，我会玩一个小游戏。我会想象最坏的可能性。

　　—— Sansa Stark 珊莎·史塔克

　　Old stories are like old friends. You have to visit them from time to time.

　　老故事就像老朋友。你得时不时去看看他们。

　　—— Brandon Stark 布兰登·史塔克

　　I will answer injustice with justice.

　　我会用正义来回应所有的不公。

　　—— Daenerys Targaryen 丹妮莉丝·坦格利

　　There is only one god

　　and his name is Death,

　　and there is only one thing we say to Death:

　　“Not today.”

　　这世上只有一神，

　　名为“死亡”。

　　而我们对“死亡”只会说一句话：

　　“时候未到。”

　　—— Syrio Florel 西利欧·佛瑞尔