i’ve read all the asoiaf books back to back and i still don’t know what the hell is going on in the show
Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They cling to the realm or the gods or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is.
Game of Thrones 3.03 - Walk of Punishment
There’s a beast in every man and it stirs when you put a sword in his hand.

“Dragon’s eggs, from the Shadow Lands beyond Asshai,” said Magister Illyrio. “The eons have turned them to stone, yet still they burn bright with beauty.”