Tyrion Lannister Quotes

1. “My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge.” (Martin 123-124). Context: This moment is when Lannister was reading a book about the properties of a dragonbone. He was sitting on a trunk of a tree, enjoying the warmness while sipping his wine. Then Jon Snow came up to him and asked him why he likes to read a lot. Then he explained why, he said these words to him. It was because he was not able to be like the other men. He was different because he was a dwarf. He only have to use his mind in order for him to do something useful and relevant.

Analysis: This was a very significant quote because this was the reality for a dwarf like Tyrion Lannister. It expresses the symbolism of usage the wisdom can be also a powerful weapon against others. Even though Tyrion was just a dwarf he is a very wise man and he uses this so people would change on how they looked at him. This could relate to people who is lacked to some physical abilities, but then …show more content…
“Every flight begins with a fall.” (Martin 162).

Context: This happened when Bran was dreaming that he was talking to a crow and he is falling somewhere. The crow was convincing how to fly and not to cry. Bran was so scared and still, the crow was teaching him how to fly and be brave. The crow taught him how to fly and then Bran said that he was falling and he was so scared. The crow told him these words so that Bran will realize that he could go through it.

Analysis: This was expressing that every person needs to experience failure to learn some lesson. He needs to be brave so he can face his fears. This is very significant because of what happened to Bran. He did not just fell because he climbed the tower, he fell because he was pushed. Therefore, he needs to face the fact that he needed to be brave and faced the bad thing that happened to him. He fell, indeed, he needed to learn now how to fly and be