When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you'…

George R. R. Martin
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When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say. ✨ George R. R. Martin (2003). A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Two, p.220, Bantam
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When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say. ✨ George R. R. Martin (2003). A Clash of Kings: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Two, p.220, Bantam

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