I wanted to write a big novel, something epic in scale.

When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.

The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow.

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 Lannister always pays his debts.

There are no men like me. There's only me

For the night is dark and full of terrors.

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.

The Lord of Winterfell would always be a Stark

The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid.

Unbidden, Unwelcome, Yet unable to resist, I entered a stranger's life

All creatures are capable of darkness, but not all choose to succumb to it.

The dream came again—three times in three nights and always at the first of the year.

The reality is that every single person is individual and special. There has never been and will never be another person on the Earth like you!

If you follow the devil, your journey will end up in the hell! This is what happens to those who follow the dictators!

I found there was only one way to look thin: hang out with fat people.

Becoming a father has definitely heightened my discomfort with uncertainty. I want to be able to say, I know what will happen, when, why. But most of the time, we just don't know.

Philanthropy without scale and sustainability is like any other bad business that will simply wither and die on the vine.

When I played pool I was like a good psychiatrist. I cured em of all their daydreams and delusions.

Only from the heart can you touch the sky.