50+ Of The Best House of the Dragon Quotes

A collection of the best House of the Dragon quotes, the Game of Thrones prequel. Powerful, chilling, terrifying, and emotional. 

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House of the Dragon Quotes

Below is a collection of the best House of the Dragon quotes. This Game of Thrones prequel spinoff is a wonderful welcome back into the world of Westeros. These House of the Dragon quotes are powerful, emotional, chilling, and some are even terrifying. 

As always, we try to keep these as spoiler free as possible by not attaching names to the quotes, but as you go further down the list, the more spoilery the list can become.

“To allude a storm you can either sail into it, or around it. But you must never await its coming.”

“You can show the realm that the crown’s strongest days are ahead, not behind.”

“You’re young. You will learn.”

“I do fear what Rhaenyra might think.”

“To replace her for duty’s sake…”

“You are the King, but I do not envy you.”

“Some would say too large for our world.”

“I imagine even dragons get lonely.”

“That I wouldn’t have to bed you until I turn 14.”

“It bothers you, does it not?”

“But I understand the order of things. I’m not sure you do.”

“The men of the realm will expect him to be heir, not you. Because that is the order of things.”

“When I am Queen I will create a new order.”

“They denied you, the Queen that never was. But they bent the knee to me and called me heir to the throne.”

“Here is the hard truth which no one else has the heart to tell you. Men would sooner put the realm to the torch than see a woman ascend the Iron Throne.”

“This is a very kind gesture.”

“I think it best you hear it directly.”

“It occurred in the blackness of the night, my lords, during the House of the Bat.”

“My brother wishes to provoke me.”

“The realm is watching.”

“Would you have me send him to the wall?”

“When you see the King tonight…”
“If you wish it.”

“His Grace would never lower himself to entertain such a mummer’s farce.”

“Perhaps my Prince recalls when I knocked him off his horse.”

“Our love does not know titles and traditions.”

“To choose violence here is to declare war on your King.”

“Preventing bloodshed.”

“You already have a wife.”

“So do it, and be done with all this bother.”

“Children can be such irritating creatures.”

“Dragonstone is quite secure.”

“I have been sold as property more times than I care to count.”

“Most of my years have been spent living in terror.”

“Proud men don’t like having to look up.”

“She will mature.”

“Marriage is not an obligation you can put off for long.”

“I sometimes forget how alike you both were.”

“Your mother’s absence is a wound that will never heal.”

“I do not wish to make us estranged.”

“You are King and so your first duty is to the realm.”

“And I am your King.”

“Our wealth is not given, it must be made.”

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About House of the Dragon

The reign of House Targaryen begins. House of the Dragon, the prequel to Game of Thrones, is coming to HBO and HBO Max on August 21. Based on George R.R. Martin’s “Fire & Blood,” the series, which is set 200 years before the events of Game of Thrones, tells the story of House Targaryen.

House of the Dragon airs on HBO & streams on HBO Max weekly on Sundays at 9pm.

 

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