I wrote six pilots, none of which ever got picked up. When you stop trying, it then it falls in your lap.

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.

Blessed are those with cracks in their broken heart because that is how the light gets in.

The best diet is the one that can be sustained over the long term, combined with other healthful lifestyle behaviors.

Me, as a moviegoer, before being a filmmaker, I try to think about what movie I would like to see.

'Write what you know' works, but it's limiting. Write what fascinates you. Write what you can't stop thinking about.

If I walked back into the booth in the year 2025, I don't think it would have changed much. I think baseball would be played and managed pretty much the same as it is today. It's a great survivor.

If the economy is strained, then Social Security, like the rest of the government, will be, too.

Everybody always thinks the grass is always greener.

Humor is the offspring of man; it comes forth like Minerva, fully armed from the brain.

I didn't really decide that I wanted to be an astronaut for sure until the end of college.

I don't plan on selling out. I mean, it's nice to get a dinner reservation ahead of other people, but when it comes down to it, the most important thing to me is the actual work.