For years I pretended to love the poor, the afflicted. I had pity for them, but I never loved them. They disgusted me
Cersei understands the consequences of her absence and she is absent anyway, which means she does not intend to suffer those consequences
I love my brother. I will always love my brother. His soul is pure and perfect. His sins don't erase that purity, they only obscure it
I am the queen. It is my duty to serve my husband the king