Jaime Lannister Quotes

“I crossed a thousand leagues to come to you, and lost the best part of me along the way. Don't tell me to leave.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“Her name is Brienne," Jaime said. "Brienne, the maid of Tarth. You are still maiden, I hope?"

Her broad homely face turned red. "Yes."

"Oh, good," Jaime said. "I only rescue maidens.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“Most have been forgotten. Most deserve to be forgotten. The heroes will always be remembered. The best. The best and the worst. And a few who were a bit of both.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows

“How can you still count yourself a knight, when you have forsaken every vow you ever swore?"

Jaime reached for the flagon to refill his cup. "So many vows...they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It's too much. No matter what you do, you're forsaking one vow or the other.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“Noseless and Handless, the Lannister Boys.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“How could I not love him, after that? That is not to say that I approved of all he did, or much enjoyed the company of the man that he became... but every little girl needs a big brother to protect her. Tywin was big even when he was little.” She gave a sigh. “Who will protect us now?”
Jaime kissed her cheek. “He left a son.”
“Aye, he did. That is what I fear the most, in truth.”
That was a queer remark. “Why should you fear?”
“Jaime,” she said, tugging on his ear, “sweetling, I have known you since you were a babe at Joanna’s breast. You smile like Gerion and fight like Tyg, and there’s some of Kevan in you, else you would not wear that cloak... but Tyrion is Tywin’s son, not you. I said so once to your father’s face, and he would not speak to me for half a year. Men are such thundering great fools. Even the sort who come along once in a thousand years.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows

“I am alive, and drunk on sunlight.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“If there are gods, why is the world so full of pain and injustice?'

'Because of men like you.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“It was that white cloak that soiled me, not the other way around.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“Jaime had decided that he would return Sansa, and the younger girl as well if she could be found. It was not like to win him back his honor, but the notion of keeping faith when they all expected betrayal amused him more than he could say.”
― George R. R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“The light was so dim that Jaime could scarcely see her, though they stood a scant few feet apart. 'In this light she could almost be a beauty', he thought. 'In this light she could almost be a knight'.”
― George R. R. Martin

“Jaime smiled knowingly. Men will read all sorts of things into a knowing smile if you let them.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“He was a Lannister of Casterly Rock, Lord Commander of the Kingsguard; no sellsword would make him scream.
Sunlight ran silver along the edge of the arakh as it came shivering down, almost too fast to see. And Jaime screamed.”
― George R. R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“Why would the stars want to look down on such as me?”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow

“That boy had wanted to be Ser Arthur Dayne, but someplace along the way he had become the Smiling Knight instead.”
― George R.R. Martin

“The things I do for love...”
― Jaime Lannister

“Who do you think our champion will be today? Have you seen Mace Tyrell's boy? The Knight of Flowers, they call him. Now there's a son any man would be proud to own to. Last tourney, he dumped the Kingslayer on his golden rump, you ought to have seen the look on Cersei's face. I laughed till my sides hurt.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“He pushed away from her and raised his arm, forcing his stump into her face. "A Hand without a hand? A bad jape, sister. Don't ask me to rule.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows

“That's one way we differ, Jaime and I. He's taller as well, you may have noticed.”
― George R.R. Martin

“I wonder what the High Septon would have to say about the sanctity of oaths sworn while dead drunk, chained to a wall, with a sword pressed to your chest?”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“You ought to be blowing me kisses, wench.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“There were other things to tend to first. There were other debts to pay.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords

“If there are gods, why is the world so full of pain and injustice?"
"Because of men like you."
"There are no men like me. There's only me.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Clash of Kings

“The man had a hand down between her legs, and he must have been hurting her there, because the woman started to moan, low in her throat.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones

“Jaime: "Bir el kaybettim, bir baba, bir oğul, bir kız kardeş, bir sevgili ve çok yakında bir erkek kardeş kaybedeceğim. Ve bana hâlâ Lannister Hanedanı'nın bu savaşı kazandığını söylüyorlar.”
― George R.R. Martin, Epic: Legends of Fantasy

“The thing I do for love.”
― Jaime Lannister

“Jaime’s golden hand cracked him across the mouth so hard the other knight went stumbling down the steps. His lantern fell and smashed, and the oil spread out, burning. “You are speaking of a highborn lady, ser. Call her by her name. Call her Brienne.”
― George R.R. Martin, A Feast for Crows

“The world was simpler in those days, Jaime thought, and men as well as swords were made of finer steel. Or was it only that he had been fifteen? They were all in their graves now, the Sword of the Morning and the Smiling Knight, the White Bull and Prince Lewyn, Ser Oswell Whent with his black humor, earnest Jon Darry, Simon Toyne and his Kingswood Brotherhood, bluff old Sumner Crakehall. And me, that boy I was … when did he die, I wonder? When I donned the white cloak? When I opened Aerys’s throat? That boy had wanted to be Ser Arthur Dayne, but someplace along the way he had become the Smiling Knight instead.”
― George R. R. Martin, A Storm of Swords: Blood and Gold Pt. 2

“Put it in the fire.”
― George R.R. Martin

“The light was so dim that Jaime could scarcely see her, though they stood a scant few feet apart. ”
― George R.R. Martin, A Storm of Swords: Steel and Snow