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"Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities."

— George R.R. Martin

Death Is So Terribly Final While

Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.

— George R.R. Martin
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Tyrion Lannister reflects on mortality in A Game of Thrones (1996) by George R.R. Martin, and the sentiment is adapted in Season 1, Episode 2 of Game of Thrones (2011). The line captures Tyrion's existential pragmatism: rather than being paralyzed by the constant threat of death in Westerosi politics, he focuses on the multiplicity of things that life still offers. It is characteristic of Tyrion's dark but life-affirming wit.

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