S’është e lehtë të bëhesh dhe të mbetesh burrë shteti në këtë vend. Duhet të jesh qenie me shumë koka, nga një kokë duhet patur për secilin prej fqinjëve. Por na është dashur së paku edhe një kokë tjetër, një qafë tjetër, edhe më e lartë, për të këmbyer shenja e mesazhe me të mëdhenjtë e kohëve, larg… Mbase ka ca fatalitet në këto histori ballkonesh të pasmë të Europës, por si s’doli dikush, xhanëm, qoftë edhe një i vetëm, në momentin e betimit, me dorën në flamur, t’u kërkonte të dërguarve të botës ta lejonin të betohej në emër të … popullit të tij?

Der Autor (...) sieht, daß die Zeitgenossen, störrisch wie die Esel, rückwärts laufen, einem klaffenden Abgrund entgegen, in dem Platz für sämtliche Völker Europas ist. Und so ruft er, wie eine Reihe Anderer vor ihm und außer ihm: Achtung, beim Absturz linke Hand am linken Griff!

Visions from the gods are gifts alone for those who wander.

[Stares at dead knight, killed by the Direwolves]

Ersen: If he had sounded his horn...

Theon: Try and imagine it was you up there, Ersen. Its dark and cold. You have been walking century for hours looking forward to the end of your watch. Then you hear a noise and you move forward to the gate, and suddenly, you see eyes glowing green and gold in the torchlight.
Two shadows come rushing toward you faster than you can believe. You catch a glimpse of teeth, start to level your spear, and they slam into you and open your belly, tearing through leather as if it was cheese cloth.

[Shoves Ersen hard]

Theon: And now you're down on you back, your guts are spilling out and one of them has his teeth around your neck.

[Grabs Ersen around the neck and sqeezes]

Theon: Tell me, at what moment during all of this do you stop to blow your Fucking horn?"

[Shoves Ersen roughly]

I think it's important to remember [their] security is owed, in large part, to what Turkey has done for them.

It certainly would help our government. It would also help a lot of other countries that are thinking of joining the international coalition.