He who hurries through life hurries to his grave.
George R. R. Martin
Life, Death, Haste, Time, Wisdom, Patience
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“If H. P. Lovecraft and H. L. Mencken had ever collaborated, they might have come up with something like The Edge of Reason. This one will delight thinkers-and outrage true believers-of all stripes.” George R. R. Martin
Lovecraft, Mencken, Philosophy, Critical Thinking, Fiction, Controversial Ideas
George R. R. Martin Lovecraft, Mencken, Philosophy, Critical Thinking, Fiction, Controversial Ideas“This world is twisted beyond hope, when lowborn smugglers must vouch for the honor of kings.” George R. R. Martin
Honor, Smugglers, Honor Betrayal, Kings, Morality, Justice
George R. R. Martin Honor, Smugglers, Honor Betrayal, Kings, Morality, Justice“I thought my song was beginning that day, but it was almost done.” George R. R. Martin
Song, Beginning, End, Reflection, Life, Fate
George R. R. Martin Song, Beginning, End, Reflection, Life, Fate“I never wanted to see half the things I’ve seen, and I’ve never seen half the things I wanted to. I don’t think wanting comes into it. You’d best go all the same.” George R. R. Martin
Experience, Regret, Desire, Life, Journey, Perspective
George R. R. Martin Experience, Regret, Desire, Life, Journey, Perspective“What is dead may never die, but rises again, stronger and harder.” George R. R. Martin
Resilience, Death, Rebirth, Strength, Survival, Overcoming
George R. R. Martin Resilience, Death, Rebirth, Strength, Survival, Overcoming“When a man was hurt you took him to the maester, but what could you do when your maester was hurt?” George R. R. Martin
Maester, Injury, Care, Vulnerability, Healing, Strength
George R. R. Martin Maester, Injury, Care, Vulnerability, Healing, Strength“A man like Tywin Lannister comes but only once in a thousand years.” George R. R. Martin
Tywin Lannister, Rare Leadership, Great Men, Legacy, Power, Authority
George R. R. Martin Tywin Lannister, Rare Leadership, Great Men, Legacy, Power, Authority“One of the hardest parts of writing is writing from the gut or the heart or something like that rather than intellectually.” George R. R. Martin
Writing, Heart, Intellect, Gut, Creativity, Process
George R. R. Martin Writing, Heart, Intellect, Gut, Creativity, Process“The enemy of my enemy is my friend, men said, but the enemy of my friend is my enemy.” George R. R. Martin
Complex Alliances, Strategic Enemies, Loyalty Conflicts, Enemy, Friend, Loyalty
George R. R. Martin Complex Alliances, Strategic Enemies, Loyalty Conflicts, Enemy, Friend, Loyalty“I had an encyclopedia with a list of flags in the back, so I would look at all these flags of China and Liberia and England and Denmark and whatever, and I learned all the different flags, and I tried to imagine what it would be like to be voyaging on some of these ships.” George R. R. Martin
Flags, Travel, Imagination, Learning, Culture
George R. R. Martin Flags, Travel, Imagination, Learning, Culture“Of all the bright cruel lies they tell you, the cruelest is the one called love.” George R. R. Martin
Love, Lies, Cruelty, Deception, Emotions, Truth
George R. R. Martin Love, Lies, Cruelty, Deception, Emotions, Truth“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“Nothing. My father is very good at doing nothing. He calls it thinking.” George R. R. Martin
Thinking, Nothing, Fatherhood, Philosophy, Reflection, Mindset
George R. R. Martin Thinking, Nothing, Fatherhood, Philosophy, Reflection, Mindset“Even in dreams, you could not fall forever.” George R. R. Martin
Dream Limits, Falling Reality, Endless Dreams, Dreams, Reality, Limits
George R. R. Martin Dream Limits, Falling Reality, Endless Dreams, Dreams, Reality, Limits“You lie. Worse, you lie poorly.” George R. R. Martin
Lying, Deception, Integrity, Honesty, Betrayal, Truth
George R. R. Martin Lying, Deception, Integrity, Honesty, Betrayal, Truth“I had this desire to see the world. I couldn’t see any of it, but I saw it in my imagination, and that’s why I always read books, and I could go to Mars or Middle Earth or the Hyborian age.” George R. R. Martin
Imagination, Travel, Books, Fantasy, Exploration
George R. R. Martin Imagination, Travel, Books, Fantasy, Exploration“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