A fair bargain leaves both sides unhappy.
George R. R. Martin
Bargain, Fairness, Trade, Negotiation, Conflict
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More George R. R. Martin Quotes
“I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy.” George R. R. Martin
Fantasy, Reading, Childhood, Imagination, Passion, Growth
George R. R. Martin Fantasy, Reading, Childhood, Imagination, Passion, Growth“Cersei Lannister: I shall wear this as a badge of honor. Robert Barathon: Wear it in silence or I’ll honor you again.” George R. R. Martin
Honor Badge, Silence Power, Pride Strength, Honor, Power, Strength
George R. R. Martin Honor Badge, Silence Power, Pride Strength, Honor, Power, Strength“I have idea files of books that I want to write one of these days, stories I want to write one of these days, but I'll probably never get to them.” George R. R. Martin
Ideas, Writing, Procrastination, Goals, Creativity, Ambitions
George R. R. Martin Ideas, Writing, Procrastination, Goals, Creativity, Ambitions“You’ve got a bold tongue, little man. One day, someone is like to cut it out and make you eat it.” George R. R. Martin
Bold Words, Threatened Speech, Humble Consequences, Words, Speech, Consequences
George R. R. Martin Bold Words, Threatened Speech, Humble Consequences, Words, Speech, Consequences“They say night’s beauties fade at dawn, and the children of wine are oft disowned in the morning light.” George R. R. Martin
Fleeting Beauty, Morning Regrets, Temporary Joy, Night, Wine, Dawn
George R. R. Martin Fleeting Beauty, Morning Regrets, Temporary Joy, Night, Wine, Dawn“When I sleep I turn into a wolf. Bran turned his face away and looked back out into the night. Do wolves dream?” George R. R. Martin
Wolf, Sleep, Dream, Transformation, Nature, Bran
George R. R. Martin Wolf, Sleep, Dream, Transformation, Nature, Bran“We’re children. We’re supposed to be childish.” George R. R. Martin
Children, Childhood, Innocence, Behavior, Fun, Humor
George R. R. Martin Children, Childhood, Innocence, Behavior, Fun, Humor“A man who fights for coin is loyal only to his purse.” George R. R. Martin
Loyalty, Coin, Mercenary, Honor, Greed
George R. R. Martin Loyalty, Coin, Mercenary, Honor, Greed“The sun will soon be setting, and corpses make poor company by night. These were dark and dangerous men, alive. I doubt that death will have improved them.” George R. R. Martin
Sunset, Corpses, Death, Men, Darkness, Life
George R. R. Martin Sunset, Corpses, Death, Men, Darkness, Life“Was there ever a war where only one side bled?” George R. R. Martin
War Reality, Side Blood, War Equality, War, Blood, Equality
George R. R. Martin War Reality, Side Blood, War Equality, War, Blood, Equality“My characters who come back from death are worse for wear. In some ways, they're not even the same characters anymore. The body may be moving, but some aspect of the spirit is changed or transformed, and they've lost something.” George R. R. Martin
Characters, Death, Transformation, Spirit, Change, Identity
George R. R. Martin Characters, Death, Transformation, Spirit, Change, Identity“Words are like arrows, Arianne. Once loosed, you cannot call them back. – Areo Hotah.” George R. R. Martin
Words, Arrows, Consequence, Communication, Wisdom, Truth
George R. R. Martin Words, Arrows, Consequence, Communication, Wisdom, Truth“I tend to write one character at a time. But I don't write the entirety of one character at a time.” George R. R. Martin
Writing Process, Character Development, Approach, One Character, Focus, Writing Technique
George R. R. Martin Writing Process, Character Development, Approach, One Character, Focus, Writing Technique“Schemes are like fruit, they require a certain ripening.” George R. R. Martin
Schemes, Patience, Planning, Success, Strategy, Timing
George R. R. Martin Schemes, Patience, Planning, Success, Strategy, Timing“Writing is hard. I mean, I sit there and work at it.” George R. R. Martin
Writing, Hard Work, Creativity, Effort, Struggle, Focus
George R. R. Martin Writing, Hard Work, Creativity, Effort, Struggle, Focus“The Iron Throne will go to the man who has the strength to seize it.” George R. R. Martin
Iron Throne, Power, Strength, Leadership, Ambition
George R. R. Martin Iron Throne, Power, Strength, Leadership, Ambition“I've always preferred writing about grey characters and human characters. Whether they are giants or elves or dwarves, or whatever they are, they're still human, and the human heart is still in conflict with the self.” George R. R. Martin
Complex Characters, Moral Ambiguity, Human Conflict, Grey, Heart, Human
George R. R. Martin Complex Characters, Moral Ambiguity, Human Conflict, Grey, Heart, Human