George R.R. Martin Quotes
When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.
A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.
The true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves.
People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.
The cable makers are the ones who are willing to take risks and do something original and push the envelope some.
In the songs all knights are gallant, all maids are beautiful, and the sun is always shining.
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.
Woman? Is that meant to insult me? I would return the slap, if I took you for a man. - Daenerys Targaryen
If there are gods, why is the world so full of pain and injustice?' 'Because of men like you.
I crossed a thousand leagues to come to you, and lost the best part of me along the way. Don't tell me to leave.
My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That's why I read so much Jon Snow.
Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still water.
Writing is like sausage making in my view; you'll all be happier in the end if you just eat the final product without knowing what's gone into it.
Ideas are cheap. I have more ideas now than I could ever write up. To my mind, it's the execution that is all-important.
We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously.
Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.
Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.
My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever.
In real life, the hardest aspect of the battle between good and evil is determining which is which.
And I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things.
The best fantasy is written in the language of dreams. It is alive as dreams are alive, more real than real, for a moment at least, that long magic moment before we wake.
A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face.
The storms come and go, the waves crash overhead, the big fish eat the little fish, and I keep on paddling. (Varys)
Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.
Summer is the time for squabbles. In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths.
