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Chris Routly, Artist

Tomorrow I'm going to be chasing cats... He says every swordsman should study cats. They're as quiet as shadows, and as light as feathers. You have to be quick to catch them.

Arya Stark to Ned Stark, Game Of Thrones, S1E5, The Wolf and The Lion

Catching cats was hard. Her hands were covered with half-healed scratches, and both knees were scabbed over where she had scraped them raw in tumbles. At first even the cook’s huge fat kitchen cat had been able to elude her, but Syrio had kept her at it day and night. When she’d run to him with her hands bleeding, he had said, “So slow? Be quicker, girl. Your enemies will give you more than scratches.” He had dabbed her wounds with Myrish fire, which burned so bad she had had to bite her lip to keep from screaming. Then he sent her out after more cats.

A Game Of Thrones, Chapter 32

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May 1, 2019

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Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal smiles to the fans during the FA Cup Third Round match between Blackpool and Arsenal at Bloomfield Road on January 5, 2019 in Blackpool, United Kingdom.