History Quotes / LoveRuinsTheRealm

->''"Prince Rhaegar loved his Lady Lyanna and thousands died for it. Daemon Blackfyre loved the first Daenerys, and rose in rebellion when denied her. Bittersteel and Bloodraven both loved Shiera Seastar and the Seven Kingdoms bled. The Prince of Dragonflies loved Jenny of Oldstones so much he cast aside a crown, and Westeros paid the bride price in corpses. All three of the sons of the fifth Aegon had wed for love in defiance of their father's wishes. And because that unlikely monarch had followed his heart when he chose his queen, he allowed his sons to have their way, making bitter enemies when he might have made fast friends. Treason and turmoil followed, as night follows day..."''

-->--'''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/CrusaderKings/comments/4w9al1/can_anyone_explain_why_my_daughter_is_such_a/#bottom-comments A Reddit Commenter]]''' describing his take on elopment in ''VideoGame/CrusaderKings''.

->''[[VideoGame/CrusaderKings CK2]] [[PerspectiveFlip makes you really empathize]] with evil kings and see their point of view. Like, who is this [[UngratefulBastard ungrateful]] [[RoyalBrat little shit]] who wants to pollute their lineage by marrying some commoner? How can they just [[SpannerInTheWorks disregard a thousand years of]] [[LoveMakesYouDumb careful planned inheritance]] [[SuperBreedingProgram and eugenics]] [[LoveMakesYouEvil for something as selfish as love]]? [[WeAreAsMayflies They're not even going to be alive in 100 years]], their lives are so small and inconsequential compared to the dynasty.''

->''Prince Rhaegar loved his Lady Lyanna and thousands died for it. Daemon Blackfyre loved the first Daenerys, and rose in rebellion when denied her. Bittersteel and Bloodraven both loved Shiera Seastar and the Seven Kingdoms bled. The Prince of Dragonflies loved Jenny of Oldstones so much he cast aside a crown, and Westeros paid the bride price in corpses. All three of the sons of the fifth Aegon had wed for love in defiance of their father's wishes. And because that unlikely monarch had followed his heart when he chose his queen, he allowed his sons to have their way, making bitter enemies when he might have made fast friends. Treason and turmoil followed, as night follows day...''
-->-- '''Ser Barristan Selmy, exposing many instances of the trope in-universe, starting by the most recent'''. ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'',

->''How many tens of thousands had to die because Rhaegar chose your aunt?''
-->-- '''Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish''' to '''Sansa Stark''', ''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E4TheSonsOfTheHarpy The Sons of the Harpy]]''

->''Robert's Rebellion was [[PoorCommunicationKills built on a lie]]. Rhaegar didn't [[MoralEventHorizon kidnap my aunt]] ''or'' [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape her]]. [[TearJerker He loved her, and she loved him.]]''
-->--'''Bran Stark''', ''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''[[Recap/GameOfThronesS7E7TheDragonAndTheWolf The Dragon and the Wolf]]''

-->--'''[[https://www.reddit.com/r/CrusaderKings/comments/4w9al1/can_anyone_explain_why_my_daughter_is_such_a/#bottom-comments A Reddit Commenter]]'' describing his take on elopment in ''VideoGame/CrusaderKings''.

-->--'''Bran Stark''', ''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''[[Recap/GameOfThronesS7E7TheDragonAndTheWolf The Dragon and the Wolf]]''

->''Robert's Rebellion was [[PoorCommunicationKills based on a lie]]. Rhaegar didn't [[MoralEventHorizon kidnap my aunt]] ''or'' [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape her]]. [[TearJerker He loved her, and she loved him.]]''

->''Robert's Rebellion was [[PoorCommunicationKills based on a lie]]. Rhaegar didn't [[MoralEventHorizon kidnap my aunt]] ''or'' [[RapeIsASpecialKindOfEvil rape her]]. [[TearJerker He loved her.]]''

-->-- '''Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish''' to '''Sansa Stark''', ''Series/GameOfThrones'', ''[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E4TheSonsOfTheHarpy The Sons of the Harpy]]''

-->-- '''Ser Barristan Selmy, exposing many instances of the trope in-universe, starting by the most recent''' ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'',

-->-- '''Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish''' to '''Sansa Stark''', ''Series/GameOfThrones'' ''[[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E4TheSonsOfTheHarpy The Sons of the Harpy]]''

-->-- '''Ser Barristan Selmy, exposing many instances of the trope in-universe, starting by the most recent''' ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'',

-->-- '''Ser Barristan Selmy, exposing many instances of the trope in-universe, starting by the most recent''', ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire'',

-->-- '''Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish''' to '''Sansa Stark''', ''Series/GameOfThrones'' [[Recap/GameOfThronesS5E4TheSonsOfTheHarpy The Sons of the Harpy]]

-->-- Ser '''Barristan Selmy''', ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''

-->-- '''Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish''' to '''Sansa Stark''', ''Series/GameOfThrones''

-->-- Ser '''Barristan Selmy''', ''Literature/ASongOfIceAndFire''