Love is the sweetest, dearest Ned, but it cannot change a man's nature. Author: George R.R. Martin Copy Quote More from George R.R. Martin “Ser Jaime?" Even in soiled pink satin and torn lace, Brienne looked more like a…” “Only a fool would ever claim she was more beautiful than I. The world was full …” “Dark wings, dark words, me mother used to say, but when the birds fly silent, s…” “As she watched him, this tall young man with the new beard and the direwolf pro…”