The past remains the past. We can learn from it, but we cannot change it. Author: George R.R. Martin Copy Quote More from George R.R. Martin “The years leech at a man's memories, even those he has vowed never to forget.” “...Ned always said that the man who passes the sentence should swing the blade,…” “I'm named Bella," the girl told Gendry. "For the battle. I bet I could ring you…” “Only lies offend me, never honest counsel.”