When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.
George R. R. Martin
Sunset, Irreplaceable, Loss, Time, Finality
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Life's Marks | Writing Doubt | Hidden Power | Rust Identity | Maester | Treacherous Friends | Fragile Promises | Worth | Enchanting Night | Symbolic Imagery | Dramatic Statements | Regret | Stark Family | Football | Dothraki Marriage | Interpretation | Bastards | Unanswered Prayers | Ego | Boy Death | More
More George R. R. Martin Quotes
“A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he’ll look you straight in the face.” George R. R. Martin
Loyalty, Truth, Honesty, Hound, Honor, Trust
George R. R. Martin Loyalty, Truth, Honesty, Hound, Honor, Trust“Too stupid to learn and too stupid to give up.” George R. R. Martin
Persistence, Determination, Personal Struggle, Stupidity, Mental Toughness, Failure
George R. R. Martin Persistence, Determination, Personal Struggle, Stupidity, Mental Toughness, Failure“She remembered the godswood, drooping branches heavy with moisture, and the sound of her brother’s laughter as he chased her through piles of damp leaves.” George R. R. Martin
Memory, Nature, Family, Childhood, Nostalgia
George R. R. Martin Memory, Nature, Family, Childhood, Nostalgia“It burns, it does. Nothing burns like the cold.” George R. R. Martin
Painful Truths, Winter's Bite, Emotional Coldness, Burns, Cold, Winter
George R. R. Martin Painful Truths, Winter's Bite, Emotional Coldness, Burns, Cold, Winter“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“I was a novelist first. But in the mid-'80s, I did work in television for ten years. And yes, that was frequently the reaction to my scripts. People would say, 'You know, George, this is great. We love it, a terrific script, but it would cost five times our budget to shoot this.'” George R. R. Martin
Television Industry, Writing Challenges, Budget Constraints, Novelist, Television, Scripts
George R. R. Martin Television Industry, Writing Challenges, Budget Constraints, Novelist, Television, Scripts“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“A lion doesn’t concern itself with the opinion of sheep.” George R. R. Martin
Lion Power, Sheep Opinion, Strength Focus, Power, Focus, Strength
George R. R. Martin Lion Power, Sheep Opinion, Strength Focus, Power, Focus, Strength“Show me the path I must walk and do not let me stumble in the dark places that lie ahead.” George R. R. Martin
Path, Guidance, Struggle, Journey, Darkness
George R. R. Martin Path, Guidance, Struggle, Journey, Darkness“Names are hard. I have a library of What to Name Your Baby books, and I’m always picking up new books, and books of baby names from other countries. I like cool-sounding names.” George R. R. Martin
Names, Books, Baby Names, Library, Creativity, Choices
George R. R. Martin Names, Books, Baby Names, Library, Creativity, Choices“Pride ill becomes a beggar, ser.” George R. R. Martin
Pride, Humility, Beggars, Social Status, Class, Arrogance
George R. R. Martin Pride, Humility, Beggars, Social Status, Class, Arrogance“The gods made our bodies as well as our souls, is it not so? They give us voices, so we might worship them with song. They give us hands, so we might build them temples. And they give us desire, so we might mate and worship them in that way.” George R. R. Martin
Gods, Worship, Desire, Soul, Creation, Temples
George R. R. Martin Gods, Worship, Desire, Soul, Creation, Temples“I don't know if I have any particular views about women in positions of power, though I do think it's more difficult for women, particularly in a Medieval setting. They have the additional problem that they're a woman and people don't want them in a position of power in an essentially patriarchal society.” George R. R. Martin
Women, Power, Gender, Medieval, Society, Struggle
George R. R. Martin Women, Power, Gender, Medieval, Society, Struggle“Anger was better than tears, better than grief, better than guilt.” George R. R. Martin
Anger Grief, Tears Guilt, Emotional Strength, Anger, Grief, Strength
George R. R. Martin Anger Grief, Tears Guilt, Emotional Strength, Anger, Grief, Strength“What would a Frey know of honor? – Sir Davos Seaworth.” George R. R. Martin
Frey, Honor, Sir Davos, Integrity, Betrayal, Morality
George R. R. Martin Frey, Honor, Sir Davos, Integrity, Betrayal, Morality“War makes monsters of us all.” George R. R. Martin
War, Monsters, Humanity, Conflict, Destruction, Morality
George R. R. Martin War, Monsters, Humanity, Conflict, Destruction, Morality“I work for two years on a book and it comes out and two days later I've got my first e-mail: When is the next one coming out?” George R. R. Martin
Creative Process, Reader Demands, Author Life, Book, Years, Email
George R. R. Martin Creative Process, Reader Demands, Author Life, Book, Years, Email“Remember Old Nan’s stories, Bran. Remember the way she told them, the sound of her voice. So long as you do that, part of her will always be alive in you.” George R. R. Martin
Old Nan, Stories, Memory, Legacy, Voice, Tradition
George R. R. Martin Old Nan, Stories, Memory, Legacy, Voice, Tradition