The prejudice is still there, but it's breaking down. You have writers like Michael Chabon and The Yiddish Policemen's Union. He's a writer who's determined to break down genre barriers. He's done amazing things.
George R. R. Martin
Prejudice, Barriers, Writers, Change, Genre, Progress
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“Men have scars, women mysteries.” George R. R. Martin
Hidden Depths, Gender Perspectives, Life's Marks, Scars, Women, Mysteries
George R. R. Martin Hidden Depths, Gender Perspectives, Life's Marks, Scars, Women, Mysteries“You could make a poultice out of mud to cool a fever. You could plant seeds in mud and grow a crop to feed your children. Mud would nourish you, where fire would only consume you, but fools and children and young girls would choose fire every time.” George R. R. Martin
Mud, Healing, Fire, Nature, Choices, Growth
George R. R. Martin Mud, Healing, Fire, Nature, Choices, Growth“Tyrion wondered what it would be like to have a twin, and decided that he would rather not know. Bad enough to face himself in a looking glass every day.” George R. R. Martin
Tyrion, Twin, Identity, Reflection, Self, Doubt
George R. R. Martin Tyrion, Twin, Identity, Reflection, Self, Doubt“I have been despised by better men than you.” George R. R. Martin
Despised, Power, Conflict, Pride, Ego, Strength
George R. R. Martin Despised, Power, Conflict, Pride, Ego, Strength“You would consider me an atheist or agnostic. 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
Atheism, Agnosticism, Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy, Rationality
George R. R. Martin Atheism, Agnosticism, Religion, Spirituality, Philosophy, Rationality“When you play the game of thrones, you win or you die. There is no middle ground.” George R. R. Martin
Power Struggles, High Stakes, Absolute Outcomes, Thrones, Win, Death
George R. R. Martin Power Struggles, High Stakes, Absolute Outcomes, Thrones, Win, Death“Sleep is good. Books are better.” George R. R. Martin
Sleep, Books, Rest, Reading, Relaxation, Escape
George R. R. Martin Sleep, Books, Rest, Reading, Relaxation, Escape“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“I have an instinctual distrust of conventional happy endings.” George R. R. Martin
Distrust Endings, Happy Skepticism, Conventional Fiction, Endings, Fiction, Skepticism
George R. R. Martin Distrust Endings, Happy Skepticism, Conventional Fiction, Endings, Fiction, Skepticism“Love is the bane of honor, the death of duty.” George R. R. Martin
Conflict Of Emotions, Honor's Price, Love's Burden, Love, Honor, Duty
George R. R. Martin Conflict Of Emotions, Honor's Price, Love's Burden, Love, Honor, Duty“Why do our dreams become so much smaller when they finally come true?” George R. R. Martin
Dreams, Reality, Expectations, Disappointment, Change, Life
George R. R. Martin Dreams, Reality, Expectations, Disappointment, Change, Life“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“Jaime smiled knowingly. Men will read all sorts of things into a knowing smile if you let them.” George R. R. Martin
Jaime, Smile, Men, Perception, Knowledge, Interpretation
George R. R. Martin Jaime, Smile, Men, Perception, Knowledge, Interpretation“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“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“You are grown so very great now, yet the higher a man climbs the farther he has to fall.” George R. R. Martin
Growth Fall, Climbing Limits, Height Consequences, Growth, Limits, Consequences
George R. R. Martin Growth Fall, Climbing Limits, Height Consequences, Growth, Limits, Consequences“There are no men like me. There’s only me.” George R. R. Martin
Identity, Individualism, Self-Perception, Ego, Power, Pride
George R. R. Martin Identity, Individualism, Self-Perception, Ego, Power, Pride“The eunuch had looked death in the face, so near he might have kissed her on the lips.” George R. R. Martin
Eunuch, Death, Courage, Survival, Fear, Fate
George R. R. Martin Eunuch, Death, Courage, Survival, Fear, Fate