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Power resides where men believe it resides. It’s a trick, a shadow on the wall. And a… — Lord Varys

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Power resides where men believe it resides. It’s a trick, a shadow on the wall. And a very small man can cast a very large shadow.

Lord Varys
Game of Thrones · 2012
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"What Is Dead May Never Die." Game of Thrones, written by George R.R. Martin and David Benioff and D.B. Weiss, directed by Alik Sakharov, season 2, episode 3, Home Box Office and Television 360 and Grok! Studio, 2012.

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