100+ Famous Tyrion Lannister Quotes

Who is Tyrion Lannister?

Tyrion Lannister is the youngest of the three living Lannister children. He is kind, intelligent, and witty, but is often underestimated based on his stature. He inherited a shrewd mind from his father Tywin and has a dry, often dark sense of humor.

Tyrion Lannister is a dwarf and the youngest son of Tywin Lannister and Joanna Lannister. He is the brother of Cersei, Jaime, and the late Renly Baratheon and the father to a number of children. He is a lord of Casterly Rock and also Warden of the West. Tyrion Lannister was born in Casterly Rock

Tyrion Lannister is one of the most complex characters in the Game of Thrones TV series. He has been raised as a weapon, he has no love or respect for himself, and he is constantly fighting against his fate.

When confronted with his brother’s contemptuous glare, Tyrion’s response is to point out the similarities between them. Where Jaime has a handsome face, Tyrion has “a nose like mine, only not as highborn.” He has killed his father and is “Queen Cersei’s son.”

Although he admits he is not enough like Jaime to share his portion of “this golden life,” Tyrion seems to believe it is not too late for him to change it.

He claims to be the smartest man in Westeros and this is evidenced by his time as Hand of the King to Joffrey Baratheon. Tyrion is a dwarf and is often mistreated because of how he looks.

He possesses a very sharp mind which he uses to mock and insult others. He is skilled in battle which is evident in his time leading an impromptu force to battle Stannis Baratheon’s forces at Blackwater.

Famous Tyrion Lannister Quotes

“Let me give you some advice, bastard’. -Tyrion Lannister

“I don’t think there’s anything in the world more dangerous than a weak man with power.” -Tyrion Lannister

“And sometimes it is best to not know the pain of life as a whole. Other times, it is better to know everything, so that the pain can be determined, set into proportion.”-Tyrion Lannister

4.”If you’re not there already, you soon will be.”-Tyrion Lannister

“Next time I have an idea like that, punch me in the face.” -Tyrion Lannister

“I think I need to start running.” -Tyrion Lannister

“Don’t take everything at face value, you shall not find happiness with the dogs of war.”-Tyrion Lannister

“I’ll tell you one thing that stays the same, every year, every season… every decade… every century: the men get older and they die.”-Tyrion Lannister

“The smallest man can cast the largest shadow.” -Tyrion Lannister

“Do you ever wonder what’s out there? What other worlds are alive?”-Tyrion Lannister

“Never complain about your enemies, or they will become your friends.”-Tyrion Lannister

“I’ve always dreamed of living in a city where you could have everything and then lose everything.”-Tyrion Lannister

“You know what you are? You’re the monster in the dark. And I’m just the one who lights the candle, so that you can see it.” -Tyrion Lannister

“Spare no pity for the weak, and spare none for your enemies.”-Tyrion Lannister

“It all comes back to power, doesn’t it? Power to make your own decisions, and not have them made for you.”-Tyrion Lannister

“When you’ve lost everything and everyone you love, you learn how to hold your tongue.”-Tyrion Lannister

“There are things worse than death, my friend.”-Tyrion Lannister

“Always give thanks that no one is a judge in their own cause.”-Tyrion Lannister

“Don’t keep me waiting for so long.” -Tyrion Lannister

“Never forget who you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.”-Tyrion Lannister

“I’ve seen things you people wouldn’t believe. Attack ships on fire off the shoulder of Orion. I watched C-beams glitter in the dark near the Tannhäuser Gate.”-Tyrion Lannister

“First, it’s important to know as much as you can about your enemy.”-Tyrion Lannister

“Unlike the rest of us, you got here by being stupid.”-Tyrion Lannister

“Knowledge will give you power, but it is not power until you use it.” -Tyrion Lannister

“The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.” -Tyrion Lannister

“I drink and I know things.” -Tyrion Lannister

“Fear cuts deeper than swords.” -Tyrion Lannister

“You don’t want to be King’s Hand, you want to be King.”-Tyrion Lannister

“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” -Tyrion Lannister

“We’ve all got our chains to bear.” -Tyrion Lannister

“I have no money and no power, but I have a tongue, and I have these hands.”-Tyrion Lannister

“Power resides where men believe it resides.” -Tyrion Lannister

“I drink, and I know things.”-Tyrion Lannister

“I know things that you don’t know.” -Tyrion Lannister

“A Lannister always pays his debts.”-Tyrion Lannister

“Don’t make me laugh, because one of these days I may take it into my head to kill you.”-Tyrion Lannister

“This is how we win the game, by making the ones we love most vulnerable.”-Tyrion Lannister

“We are many, they are few. That’s how you win the game, by making them fear for their lives.”-Tyrion Lannister

“Any man can bear another’s burden, but it takes a hero to show another man how to bear his own.” -Tyrion Lannister

“You can kill a king, but you’ll never kill a ball of string.”-Tyrion Lannister

“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” -Tyrion Lannister

“I’ve been on the small end of a boast before.”-Tyrion Lannister

“If you want to kill a king, better to do it with a blade of gold than one of ice.”-Tyrion Lannister

“In the game of thrones, you win or you die, or there is no middle ground.” -Tyrion Lannister

“A threat is only a knife; it’s what you do with it that matters.” -Tyrion Lannister

“I’d have run and hid like a girl, if I were you.” -Tyrion Lannister

“You know nothing, Jon Snow. You know nothing.” –Tyrion Lannister

“The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.” -Tyrion Lannister

“A lone wolf dies, a pack survives.” -Tyrion Lannister

“Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armor yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.” -Tyrion Lannister

“The lion does not concern himself with the opinions of the sheep.” -Tyrion Lannister

“You can take a man’s life, but you can’t take his measure.” -Tyrion Lannister

“A cat may look at a king’s face and not twine around his feet, but there is no cock that would not fight for such an empire.” -Tyrion Lannister

“There are no men, only men with beards.” -Tyrion Lannister

“Do you know nothing of history, Jon Snow? Kings never pardon traitors.” -Tyrion Lannister

“A good tale is always about a journey, never an ending.” -Tyrion Lannister

“I’ll see you on the morrow.” -Tyrion Lannister

“That boy has a wolf’s heart in his chest. At some point, he’ll have to fight for it.” -Tyrion Lannister

“There is always a choice.” -Tyrion Lannister

“You know nothing, Jon Snow. You will never know anything, because you’ve never been north of the Wall.” -Tyrion Lannister