ما الشرف أمام حبّ امرأة؟ وما الواجب أمام دفءِ مولودٍ جديدٍ بين ذراعيك… أو ذكرى ابتسامة أخٍ؟ ريحٌ وكلام، ريحٌ وكلام. نحن بشرٌ فحسب، والآلهةُ صاغتنا للحب. ذلك مجدُنا العظيم، وذلك مأساتُنا العظمى.
النص الأصلي بالإنجليزية
“What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy.”George R. R. Martin — George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons (2012)
