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.
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Heroes, History, Memory, Power, Legacy
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“I try to make the readers feel they've lived the events of the book. Just as you grieve if a friend is killed, you should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care. If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it's a superficial experience isn't it?” George R. R. Martin
Fiction, Empathy, Grief, Death, Reader Experience, Emotional Impact
George R. R. Martin Fiction, Empathy, Grief, Death, Reader Experience, Emotional Impact“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“I find religion and spirituality fascinating. I would like to believe this isn't the end and there's something more, but I can't convince the rational part of me that that makes any sense whatsoever.” George R. R. Martin
Religion, Spirituality, Belief, Rationality, Faith, Philosophy
George R. R. Martin Religion, Spirituality, Belief, Rationality, Faith, Philosophy“Swift as a deer. Quiet as a shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still water.” George R. R. Martin
Symbolic Traits, Warrior Skills, Fear's Depth, Deer, Shadow, Swords
George R. R. Martin Symbolic Traits, Warrior Skills, Fear's Depth, Deer, Shadow, Swords“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“Dragons old and young, true and false, bright and dark. And you. A small man with a big shadow, snarling in the midst of all.” George R. R. Martin
Dragons, Shadow, Fantasy, Power, Myth, Conflict
George R. R. Martin Dragons, Shadow, Fantasy, Power, Myth, Conflict“So they will not love,” the old man answered, “for love is the bane of honor, the death of duty.” George R. R. Martin
Love, Honor, Duty, Bane, Philosophy, Sacrifice
George R. R. Martin Love, Honor, Duty, Bane, Philosophy, Sacrifice“The heart lies and the head plays tricks on us, but the eyes see true. Look with your eyes. Hear with your ears. Taste with your mouth. Smell with your nose. Feel with your skin. Then comes the thinking, afterward, and in a way knowing the truth.” George R. R. Martin
Truth, Perception, Senses, Wisdom, Understanding, Reality
George R. R. Martin Truth, Perception, Senses, Wisdom, Understanding, Reality“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“There is a tool for every task, and a task for every tool.” George R. R. Martin
Tools, Tasks, Efficiency, Organization, Practicality, Problem-Solving
George R. R. Martin Tools, Tasks, Efficiency, Organization, Practicality, Problem-Solving“And I know that a king protects his people, or he is no king at all.” George R. R. Martin
King Protection, People Duty, Ruler Responsibility, King, Duty, Responsibility
George R. R. Martin King Protection, People Duty, Ruler Responsibility, King, Duty, Responsibility“I am Cersei of House Lannister, a lion of the Rock, the rightful queen of these Seven Kingdoms, trueborn daughter of Tywin Lannister. And hair grows back.” George R. R. Martin
Cersei, House Lannister, Queenship, Family, Identity, Strength
George R. R. Martin Cersei, House Lannister, Queenship, Family, Identity, Strength“The girl had hoped for fog, but the gods ignored her prayers as gods so often did.” George R. R. Martin
Unanswered Prayers, Divine Indifference, Hopeless Dreams, Fog, Gods, Prayers
George R. R. Martin Unanswered Prayers, Divine Indifference, Hopeless Dreams, Fog, Gods, Prayers“His sister liked to think of herself as Lord Tywin with teats, but she was wrong. Their father had been as relentless and implacable as a glacier, where Cercei was all wildfire, especially when thwarted.” George R. R. Martin
Character Comparison, Parental Legacy, Fiery Traits, Tywin, Cercei, Wildfire
George R. R. Martin Character Comparison, Parental Legacy, Fiery Traits, Tywin, Cercei, Wildfire“Has my tale turned you speechless? Come, curse me or kiss me or call me a liar. Something.” George R. R. Martin
Provocative Speech, Storytelling Power, Conflict, Tale, Liar, Speechless
George R. R. Martin Provocative Speech, Storytelling Power, Conflict, Tale, Liar, Speechless“I’d be anonymous. That’s what I’d do differently.” George R. R. Martin
Anonymity, Fame, Identity, Change, Reflection, Privacy
George R. R. Martin Anonymity, Fame, Identity, Change, Reflection, Privacy“Only lies offend me, never honest counsel.” George R. R. Martin
Lies, Honesty, Counsel, Truth, Integrity, Trust
George R. R. Martin Lies, Honesty, Counsel, Truth, Integrity, Trust“I had a couple of friends, but I was mostly the kid with his nose in a book.” George R. R. Martin
Solitude Reading, Childhood Friends, Bookish Life, Solitude, Childhood, Reading
George R. R. Martin Solitude Reading, Childhood Friends, Bookish Life, Solitude, Childhood, Reading