If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it’s a superficial experience isn’t it? George R. R. Martin More Quotes by George R. R. Martin More Quotes From George R. R. Martin If half an onion is black with rot, it is a rotten onion. A man is good or he is evil. (Melisandre of Asshai) George R. R. Martin blackevilmen Of all the bright cruel lies they tell you, the cruelest is the one called love. George R. R. Martin lying Let me tell you something about wolves, child. When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives. In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths. So if you must hate, Arya, hate those who would truly do us harm. George R. R. Martin hatechildrenfall Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?' 'That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father told him. George R. R. Martin couragefearinspirational No one who wears a crown is ever safe. George R. R. Martin crownssafe The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. If you would take a man's life, you owe it to him to look into his eyes and hear his final words. And if you cannot bear to do that, then perhaps the man does not deserve to die. George R. R. Martin eyeresponsibilitymen I don't want to be a queen. I want to be the queen. George R. R. Martin queenswant I was born in Bayonne, New Jersey. I grew up in the projects. I never went anywhere. But I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. Because I read. George R. R. Martin jerseygrew-upworld If I die, I die friendless and abandoned. What choice did that leave him, but to live? George R. R. Martin friendlessabandonedchoices Power resides only where men believe it resides. [...] A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow. George R. R. Martin wallmenbelieve People are going to die who don't die in the books, so even the book readers will be unhappy. So everybody better be on their toes. David and D.B. (David Benioff and D.B. Weiss co-creators of 'Game Of Thrones') are even bloodier than I am. George R. R. Martin gamesbookpeople What's dead may never die. George R. R. Martin daenerysicemay Was there ever a war where only one side bled? George R. R. Martin sideswar Laughter is poison to fear. George R. R. Martin laughterwisefear The gods made the earth for all men t' share. Only when the kings come with their crowns and steel swords, they claimed it was all theirs. "My trees," they said, "you can't eat them apples. My stream, you can't fish here. My wood, you're not t' hunt. My earth, my water, my castle, my daughter, keep your hands away or I'll chop 'em off, but maybe if you kneel t' me I'll let you have a sniff." You call us thieves, but at least a thief has t' be brave and clever and quick. A kneeler only has t' kneel. George R. R. Martin daughterkingsclever Words are like arrows, Arianne. Once loosed, you cannot call them back. - Areo Hotah George R. R. Martin arrows Woman? Is that meant to insult me? I would return the slap, if I took you for a man. - Daenerys Targaryen George R. R. Martin targaryensdaenerysmen Fantasy is silver and scarlet, indigo and azure, obsidian veined with gold and lapis lazuli. Reality is plywood and plastic, done up in mud brown and olive drab. Fantasy tastes of habaneros and honey, cinnamon and cloves, rare red meat and wines as sweet as summer. Reality is beans and tofu, and ashes at the end. George R. R. Martin winesummersweet But what a man can do and what a man will do are two different things, he knew. George R. R. Martin differentmentwo Wine makes all things possible. George R. R. Martin great-winebest-winewine
