There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a swo…

George R. R. Martin
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There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, the beast stirs. ✨ George R. R. Martin (2003). A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Three, p.343, Bantam
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There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, the beast stirs. ✨ George R. R. Martin (2003). A Storm of Swords: A Song of Ice and Fire: Book Three, p.343, Bantam

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