I don’t want to be a queen. I want to be the queen.
George R. R. Martin
Ambition, Royalty, Power, Queen, Leadership, Desire
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“Once, I cut off a man’s head, but he did not know it until he tried to brush his hair. Then it fell off.” George R. R. Martin
Death Irony, Unexpected Fate, Violent End, Death, Fate, Irony
George R. R. Martin Death Irony, Unexpected Fate, Violent End, Death, Fate, Irony“He drew the dagger and laid it on the table between them; a length of dragonbone and Valyrian steel, as sharp as the difference between right and wrong, between true and false, between life and death.” George R. R. Martin
Moral Choice, Life and Death, Valyrian Steel, Truth and Lies, Dagger, Justice
George R. R. Martin Moral Choice, Life and Death, Valyrian Steel, Truth and Lies, Dagger, Justice“Why is it always the innocents who suffer most, when you high lords play your game of thrones?” George R. R. Martin
Innocence, Power Games, Suffering, Lords, Thrones, Consequences
George R. R. Martin Innocence, Power Games, Suffering, Lords, Thrones, Consequences“I just need to rest, that’s all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a little.” George R. R. Martin
Rest, Sleep, Death, Exhaustion, Fatigue
George R. R. Martin Rest, Sleep, Death, Exhaustion, Fatigue“In King’s Landing there are two sorts of people; the players and the pieces.” George R. R. Martin
Power, Politics, Game, Strategy, Control
George R. R. Martin Power, Politics, Game, Strategy, Control“A lord must learn that sometimes words can accomplish what swords cannot.” George R. R. Martin
Words Over Swords, Diplomacy, Leadership, Honor, Peace, Conflict Resolution
George R. R. Martin Words Over Swords, Diplomacy, Leadership, Honor, Peace, Conflict Resolution“Wine makes all things possible.” George R. R. Martin
Wine, Possibility, Celebration, Life, Joy, Magic
George R. R. Martin Wine, Possibility, Celebration, Life, Joy, Magic“All fiction has to have a certain amount of truth in it to be powerful.” George R. R. Martin
Fiction, Truth, Power, Storytelling, Authenticity, Impact
George R. R. Martin Fiction, Truth, Power, Storytelling, Authenticity, Impact“We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously.” George R. R. Martin
Humbling Moments, Humor Lessons, Self-Awareness, Mocked, Serious, Humor
George R. R. Martin Humbling Moments, Humor Lessons, Self-Awareness, Mocked, Serious, Humor“I've been many kinds of writers in my career: novelist; tele-playwright; short story writer. As a high-school student, I wrote amateur pieces for fanzines, and I've written for Hollywood.” George R. R. Martin
Writer Career, Hollywood Experience, Writing Journey, Career, Journey, Experience
George R. R. Martin Writer Career, Hollywood Experience, Writing Journey, Career, Journey, Experience“Speak the name, and death will come. On the morrow, at the turn of the moon, a year from this day, it will come. A man does not fly like a bird, but one foot moves and then another and one day a man is there.” George R. R. Martin
Death, Fate, Prophecy, Time, Destiny, Warning
George R. R. Martin Death, Fate, Prophecy, Time, Destiny, Warning“These old knights are more cunning than you think, or they would never have lived to see their first grey hair.” George R. R. Martin
Knights, Wisdom, Cunning, Age, Experience
George R. R. Martin Knights, Wisdom, Cunning, Age, Experience“In the world as I have seen it, no man grows rich by kindness.” George R. R. Martin
Rich Power, Kindness Reality, World Truth, Power, Reality, Truth
George R. R. Martin Rich Power, Kindness Reality, World Truth, Power, Reality, Truth“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“Most deserve to be forgotten. The heroes will always be remembered. The best.” “The best and the worst.” So one of us is like to live in song. “And a few who were a bit of both. Like him.” He tapped the page he had been reading. “Who?” Ser Loras craned his head around to see. “Ten black pellets on a scarlet field. I do not know those arms.” “They belonged to Criston Cole, who served the first Viserys and the second Aegon.” Jaime closed the White Book. “They called him Kingmaker.” George R. R. Martin
Heroes, History, Memory, Power, Legacy
George R. R. Martin Heroes, History, Memory, Power, Legacy“She is not truly beautiful but something about her draws the eye.” George R. R. Martin
Beauty, Perception, Attraction, Mystery, Appearance, Charisma
George R. R. Martin Beauty, Perception, Attraction, Mystery, Appearance, Charisma“I have won every battle, yet somehow I’m losing the war.” George R. R. Martin
Pyrrhic Victory, Strategic Loss, Bitter Realizations, Battle, War, Losing
George R. R. Martin Pyrrhic Victory, Strategic Loss, Bitter Realizations, Battle, War, Losing“In the game of thrones, even the humblest pieces can have wills of their own. Sometimes they refuse to make the moves you’ve planned for them.” George R. R. Martin
Game of Thrones, Strategy, Power, Fate, Chess, Politics
George R. R. Martin Game of Thrones, Strategy, Power, Fate, Chess, Politics