Only lies offend me, never honest counsel.
George R. R. Martin
Lies, Honesty, Counsel, Truth, Integrity, Trust
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“Men are mad and gods are madder, she told the grass, and the grass murmured its agreement.” George R. R. Martin
Madness, Men, Gods, Grass, Philosophy, Nature
George R. R. Martin Madness, Men, Gods, Grass, Philosophy, Nature“They hate you because you act like you’re better than they are.” George R. R. Martin
Hate Superiority, Power Hate, Arrogant Behavior, Superiority, Behavior, Hate
George R. R. Martin Hate Superiority, Power Hate, Arrogant Behavior, Superiority, Behavior, Hate“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies. The man who never reads lives only once.” George R. R. Martin
Reading, Life, Imagination, Knowledge, Experience
George R. R. Martin Reading, Life, Imagination, Knowledge, Experience“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“Many writers will get a contract by selling chapters and outlines or something like that. I wrote the entire novel, and when it was all finished, I would give it to my agent and say, 'Well, here's a novel; sell it if you can.' And they would do that, and it was good because I never had anyone looking over my shoulder.” George R. R. Martin
Writer Independence, Novel Completion, Contract Freedom, Writing, Freedom, Independence
George R. R. Martin Writer Independence, Novel Completion, Contract Freedom, Writing, Freedom, Independence“The false light can only lead us deeper into darkness.” George R. R. Martin
Deceptive Paths, Unseen Dangers, Philosophical Reflection, False, Light, Darkness
George R. R. Martin Deceptive Paths, Unseen Dangers, Philosophical Reflection, False, Light, Darkness“And for the first time in hundreds of years, the night came alive with the music of dragons.” George R. R. Martin
Historical Moment, Draconic Revival, Enchanting Night, Dragons, Night, Music
George R. R. Martin Historical Moment, Draconic Revival, Enchanting Night, Dragons, Night, Music“We should start back,” Gared urged as the woods began to grow dark around them. “The wildlings are dead.” “Do the dead frighten you?” Ser Waymar Royce asked with just the hint of a smile.” George R. R. Martin
Dead, Wildlings, Fear, Darkness, Survival, Adventure
George R. R. Martin Dead, Wildlings, Fear, Darkness, Survival, Adventure“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“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“When I sleep I turn into a wolf. Bran turned his face away and looked back out into the night. Do wolves dream?” George R. R. Martin
Wolf, Sleep, Dream, Transformation, Nature, Bran
George R. R. Martin Wolf, Sleep, Dream, Transformation, Nature, Bran“My skin has turned to porcelain, to ivory, to steel.” George R. R. Martin
Skin, Transformation, Strength, Porcelain, Ivory, Steel
George R. R. Martin Skin, Transformation, Strength, Porcelain, Ivory, Steel“So many vows... they make you swear and swear. Defend the King. Obey the king. Obey your father. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak... what if your father despise the king? what if the king massacres the innocent? Its too much. No matter what you do, your forsaking one vow or another.” George R. R. Martin
Moral Dilemmas, Conflicting Loyalties, Ethical Complexity, Vows, King, Innocent
George R. R. Martin Moral Dilemmas, Conflicting Loyalties, Ethical Complexity, Vows, King, Innocent“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“Start trying to work out who deserves what, and before long you’ll spend the rest of your days weeping for each and every person in the world.” George R. R. Martin
Deserve Fate, Life Weeping, Human Struggle, Fate, Weeping, Struggle
George R. R. Martin Deserve Fate, Life Weeping, Human Struggle, Fate, Weeping, Struggle“Perhaps that is the secret. It is not what we do, so much as why we do it.” George R. R. Martin
Action Purpose, Secret Reason, Do Philosophy, Purpose, Reason, Secret
George R. R. Martin Action Purpose, Secret Reason, Do Philosophy, Purpose, Reason, Secret“I am surrounded by flatterers and fools.” George R. R. Martin
Court Politics, False Praise, Social Deception, Flatterers, Fools, Politics
George R. R. Martin Court Politics, False Praise, Social Deception, Flatterers, Fools, Politics“I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things.” Tyrion Lannister placed a hand over his heart and grinned.” George R. R. Martin
Empathy, Compassion, Brokenness, Vulnerability, Humanity, Strength
George R. R. Martin Empathy, Compassion, Brokenness, Vulnerability, Humanity, Strength