With "Game of Thrones" George R.R. Martin crafted a universe full of (tons and tons and tons) complicated and complex characters. Many of the main characters have strong, individualized voices and even out of context, almost any quote can be quickly placed to its speaker. Ned Stark's quotes are regal, just, and bursting with honor and respect.
Eddard 'Ned' Stark is the head of the House of Stark, and is the Lord Paramount of the North. He's arguably the most honorable and just man in the series. He becomes Hand of the King under his lifelong friend King Robert Baratheon, but resigns after differences over how to deal with Daenerys Targaryen. Ned has five children, Robb, Sansa, Arya, Bran, and Rickon Stark, as well as his bastard son, Jon Snow.
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Re: Bad Decisions
"Then we're no better than the Mad King!"
On- Fatherhood
"War was easier than daughters..."
Re: What Is Coming?
"Winter is coming."
On Life and Death
"You think my life is some precious thing to me? That I would trade my honor for a few more years... of what? You grew up with actors. You learned their craft and you learnt it well. But I grew up with soldiers. I learned to die a long time ago."
On Responsibility
"The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword."
Name Vs Blood
"There's great honor in serving the Night's Watch. The Starks have manned the Wall for thousands of years, and you are a Stark. You may not have my name, but you have my blood."
Verdicts
"I, Eddard of the House Stark, Lord of Winterfell and Warden of the North, sentence you to die."
Respecting the King
"I will not dishonor Robert's last hours by shedding blood in his halls and dragging frightened children from their beds. "
Re: Serving the Mad King
"Is that what you tell yourself at night? You're a servant of justice? That you were avenging my father when you shoved your sword in Aerys Targaryen's back?"
On Arya's Future
"You will marry a high lord and rule his castle, and your sons shall be knights and princes and lords. "