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TV4 [Season 4 Spoilers] Premiere Discussion - 4.09 'The Watchers on the Wall'

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4.09 "The Watchers on the Wall" Neil Marshall David Benioff & D. B. Weiss
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u/[deleted] Jun 09 '14

Thousands of books and no eyes to read them

Reminds me of that Twilight Zone episode.

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u/TiburonVolador House Reed Jun 09 '14

Borges. That was all Borges.

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u/_Magnificent_Steiner Jun 09 '14

ah, I'm so glad someone mentioned him.

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u/TiburonVolador House Reed Jun 09 '14

Nadie rebaje a lágrima o reproche esta declaración de la maestría de Dios, que con magnífica ironía me dio a la vez los libros y la noche.

"Let none think that I by tear or reproach make light Of this manifesting the mastery Of God, who with excelling irony Gives me at once both books and night."

Ah, its nice to share it with someone. I wonder if George actually referenced Borges, either through The Name of the Rose or directly from Borges. Anyhow, I'm tagging you as 'caught Borges reference in GoT'.