Bran thought about it. ‘Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?’ ‘That is the only time a man can be brave,’ his father told him.
George R. R. Martin
Bravery, Fear, Courage, Philosophy, Wisdom, Family
George R. R. Martin’s Quotes On Topics
Nightmares | Timing | Symbolic Tools | Dreams | Pretense | Barriers | Climb | Overreach | Mourning | Autumn | Common-born | Wine | Own Thing | Balanced Gifts | God | Good Evil | Winter's Bite | Refreshing Rain | Coming Of Age | Fearless Laughter | More
More George R. R. Martin Quotes
“Let them see that their words can cut you and you’ll never be free of the mockery. If they want to give you a name, take it, make it your own. Then they can’t hurt you with it anymore.” George R. R. Martin
Mockery, Name, Identity, Strength, Words, Power
George R. R. Martin Mockery, Name, Identity, Strength, Words, Power“It's like these ideas, these characters, kind of bubble up inside me, and one day they're not there, and the next day they are there. They're alive, and they're whispering in my head and all that stuff, and I want to write about those things.” George R. R. Martin
Creativity, Ideas, Characters, Inspiration, Writing, Imagination
George R. R. Martin Creativity, Ideas, Characters, Inspiration, Writing, Imagination“When they write the history of my reign, sweet sister, they will say that it began tonight.” George R. R. Martin
Legacy Building, Dramatic Statements, Historical Turning Points, Reign, History, Legacy
George R. R. Martin Legacy Building, Dramatic Statements, Historical Turning Points, Reign, History, Legacy“Every man must die, Jon Snow. But first he must live.” George R. R. Martin
Life And Death, Mortality, Living, Jon Snow, Purpose, Reality
George R. R. Martin Life And Death, Mortality, Living, Jon Snow, Purpose, Reality“Art is not a democracy. People don’t get to vote on how it ends.” George R. R. Martin
Art Control, Creative Authority, Artistic Freedom, Art, Freedom, Authority
George R. R. Martin Art Control, Creative Authority, Artistic Freedom, Art, Freedom, Authority“I will take what is mine with fire and blood.” George R. R. Martin
Fire, Blood, Power, Claim, Revenge, Strength
George R. R. Martin Fire, Blood, Power, Claim, Revenge, Strength“One of the things I love, and I'm a voracious reader as well as a writer, is books that surprise me, that are not predictable.” George R. R. Martin
Reading Books, Creative Writing, Surprise Element, Writing, Unpredictability, Fiction
George R. R. Martin Reading Books, Creative Writing, Surprise Element, Writing, Unpredictability, Fiction“Blood calls to blood.” George R. R. Martin
Blood Connection, Family Bonds, Inner Calling, Connection, Bonds, Calling
George R. R. Martin Blood Connection, Family Bonds, Inner Calling, Connection, Bonds, Calling“The more people you love, the weaker you are.” George R. R. Martin
Love, Weakness, Relationships, Strength, Emotion, Humanity
George R. R. Martin Love, Weakness, Relationships, Strength, Emotion, Humanity“I can see a scene in my head, and when I try to get it down in words on paper, the words are clunky; the scene is not coming across right. So frustrating. And there are days where it keeps flowing. Open the floodgates, and there it is. Pages and pages coming.” George R. R. Martin
Writing Struggles, Creative Process, Inspiration, Flow State, Frustration, Artistic Struggle
George R. R. Martin Writing Struggles, Creative Process, Inspiration, Flow State, Frustration, Artistic Struggle“This is so,” Illyrio agreed, “but the world is one great web, and a man dare not touch a single strand lest all the others tremble. More wine?” George R. R. Martin
World Web, Global Connection, Power Web, World, Connection, Power
George R. R. Martin World Web, Global Connection, Power Web, World, Connection, Power“This is the bravo’s dance, the water dance, swift and sudden. All men are made of water, do you know this? When you pierce them, the water leaks out and they die.” George R. R. Martin
Water Dance, Combat Style, Strength, Death, Fighting Technique, Survival
George R. R. Martin Water Dance, Combat Style, Strength, Death, Fighting Technique, Survival“Wisdom oft comes from the mouth of babes.” George R. R. Martin
Wisdom, Children, Innocence, Learning, Experience, Knowledge
George R. R. Martin Wisdom, Children, Innocence, Learning, Experience, Knowledge“Generally speaking, I’m much more in favour of penises entering vaginas than axes entering skulls. But the world seems to accept the violence a lot easier than the sex.” George R. R. Martin
Social Norms, Controversial Perspectives, Cultural Irony, Violence, Sex, Axes
George R. R. Martin Social Norms, Controversial Perspectives, Cultural Irony, Violence, Sex, Axes“First rule, stick them with the pointy end!” George R. R. Martin
Combat, Violence, Sword, Humor, Strategy
George R. R. Martin Combat, Violence, Sword, Humor, Strategy“She went to the window seat and sat there, sniffling, hating them all, and herself most of all. It was all her fault, everything bad that had happened.” George R. R. Martin
Self Blame, Emotional Pain, Guilt Struggle, Guilt, Pain, Struggle
George R. R. Martin Self Blame, Emotional Pain, Guilt Struggle, Guilt, Pain, Struggle“I wanted to write a big novel, something epic in scale.” George R. R. Martin
Epic Writing, Novel Ambition, Big Dreams, Writing, Ambition, Dreams
George R. R. Martin Epic Writing, Novel Ambition, Big Dreams, Writing, Ambition, Dreams“Sleep is a little death, dreams the whisperings of the Other, who would drag us all into his eternal night.” George R. R. Martin
Sleep, Death, Dreams, Fear, Otherworldly
George R. R. Martin Sleep, Death, Dreams, Fear, Otherworldly