George R. R. Martin’s Quotes On Topics
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More George R. R. Martin Quotes
“Littlefinger looked like a boy who had just taken a furtive bite from a honeycomb. He was TRYING to watch for bees, but the honey was so sweet.”
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Cunning Nature, Sweet Temptation, Hidden Danger, Honeycomb, Bees, Boy
George R. R. Martin Cunning Nature, Sweet Temptation, Hidden Danger, Honeycomb, Bees, Boy“To Rhaego son of Drogo, the stallion who will mount the world, to him I also pledge a gift. To him I will give this iron chair his mother’s father sat in. I will give him Seven Kingdoms. I, Drogo, khal, will do this thing.” George R. R. Martin
Iron Throne, Seven Kingdoms, Drogo, Khal, Legacy, Power
George R. R. Martin Iron Throne, Seven Kingdoms, Drogo, Khal, Legacy, Power“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“We all dream of things we cannot have.” George R. R. Martin
Dreams, Desire, Hope, Fantasy, Yearning, Goals
George R. R. Martin Dreams, Desire, Hope, Fantasy, Yearning, Goals“Sweet smells are sometimes used to cover foul ones.” George R. R. Martin
Smell, Deception, Masking, Sweetness, Truth, Perception
George R. R. Martin Smell, Deception, Masking, Sweetness, Truth, Perception“I’m sorry that I never trusted you. I don’t know how to do that anymore.” George R. R. Martin
Trust Regret, Apology Change, Broken Trust, Regret, Change, Trust
George R. R. Martin Trust Regret, Apology Change, Broken Trust, Regret, Change, Trust“That brute you made me marry once hit the boy so hard he knocked out two of his baby teeth, over some mischief with a cat.” George R. R. Martin
Brute, Marriage, Violence, Family, Abuse, Mischief
George R. R. Martin Brute, Marriage, Violence, Family, Abuse, Mischief“I've never been good with deadlines. My early novels, I wrote by myself. No one knew I was writing a novel; I didn't have a contract.” George R. R. Martin
Deadlines, Writing Journey, Novels, Self-Writing, Independent
George R. R. Martin Deadlines, Writing Journey, Novels, Self-Writing, Independent“Power is a trick. It lies where we believe it lies.” George R. R. Martin
Power, Trick, Belief, Control, Mindset, Illusion
George R. R. Martin Power, Trick, Belief, Control, Mindset, Illusion“How much can a crown be worth, when a crow can dine upon a king?” George R. R. Martin
Fleeting Power, Mortality, Symbolic Reflections, Crown, King, Crow
George R. R. Martin Fleeting Power, Mortality, Symbolic Reflections, Crown, King, Crow“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“Do dead men dream? The dead themselves are silent on the matter.” George R. R. Martin
Dead, Dreams, Silence, Philosophy, Mortality, Mystery
George R. R. Martin Dead, Dreams, Silence, Philosophy, Mortality, Mystery“Snow, the boy is called,” Pycelle said unhelpfully. “I glimpsed him once at Winterfell,” the queen said, “though the Starks did their best to hide him. He looks very like his father.” Her husband’s by-blows had his look as well, though at least Robert had the grace to keep them out of sight.” George R. R. Martin
Snow, Winterfell, Starks, Family, Hidden Identity, Legacy
George R. R. Martin Snow, Winterfell, Starks, Family, Hidden Identity, Legacy“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“When you play a game of thrones you win or you die.” George R. R. Martin
Throne Game, Life Death, Power Struggle, Game, Death, Struggle
George R. R. Martin Throne Game, Life Death, Power Struggle, Game, Death, Struggle“Some allies are more dangerous than enemies.” George R. R. Martin
Dangerous Allies, Treacherous Friends, Enemies Threat, Allies, Friends, Threat
George R. R. Martin Dangerous Allies, Treacherous Friends, Enemies Threat, Allies, Friends, Threat“I believe that a writer learns from every story he writes, and when you try different things, you learn different lessons. Working with other writers, as in Hollywood or in a shared world series, will also strengthen your skills, by exposing you to new ways of seeing the work, and different approaches to certain creative challenges.” George R. R. Martin
Writing Growth, Learning, Collaboration, Creativity, Skills, Hollywood
George R. R. Martin Writing Growth, Learning, Collaboration, Creativity, Skills, Hollywood“I swear to you, sitting a throne is a thousand times harder than winning one.” George R. R. Martin
Throne, Power, Leadership, Struggle, Authority, Sacrifice
George R. R. Martin Throne, Power, Leadership, Struggle, Authority, Sacrifice“Start with short stories. After all, if you were taking up rock climbing, you wouldn't start with Mount Everest. So if you're starting fantasy, don't start with a nine-book series.” George R. R. Martin
Practical Advice, Beginner Guidance, Writing Tips, Short, Stories, Fantasy
George R. R. Martin Practical Advice, Beginner Guidance, Writing Tips, Short, Stories, Fantasy“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