That night the wind was howling almost like a wolf and there were some real wolves off to the west giving it lessons. George R. R. Martin More Quotes by George R. R. Martin More Quotes From George R. R. Martin Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it. George R. R. Martin honesty truth men What is honor compared to a woman's love? What is duty against the feel of a newborn son in your arms . . . or the memory of a brother's smile? Wind and words. Wind and words. We are only human, and the gods have fashioned us for love. That is our great glory, and our great tragedy. George R. R. Martin brother memories son For men, the answer was always the same and never farther away than the nearest sword. For a woman, a mother, the way was stonier and harder to know. George R. R. Martin mother answers men The real issue lies in the North beyond the Wall. Stannis becomes one of the few characters fully to understand that, which is why in spite of everything he is a righteous man. George R. R. Martin wall real lying Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle. George R. R. Martin pathways castles diversity 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 dark lying Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The fall breaks them. And some are given a chance to climb, but they refuse. They cling to the realm, or the gods, or love. Illusions. Only the ladder is real. The climb is all there is. George R. R. Martin real trying fall Soon comes the cold, and the night that never ends. George R. R. Martin cold ends night You'll find truth in your looking glass, not on the tongues of men. George R. R. Martin tongue glasses men 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 hair thinking Even in dreams, you could not fall forever. George R. R. Martin dream forever fall Some truths did not bear saying, and some lies were necessary. George R. R. Martin bears lying The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid. George R. R. Martin brave courage men The way my books are structured, everyone was together, then they all went their separate ways and the story deltas out like that, and now it’s getting to the point where the story is beginning to delta back in, and the viewpoint characters are occasionally meeting up with each other now and being in the same point at the same time, which gives me a lot more flexibility for killing people. George R. R. Martin character book people It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise. George R. R. Martin wisdom wise inspirational A man who won't listen can't hear. George R. R. Martin thrones men There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, the beast stirs. George R. R. Martin men war hands The world is full of cravens who pretended to be heroes. George R. R. Martin hero world but the real enemy is the cold. It steals up on you quieter than Will, and at first you shiver and your teeth chatter and you stamp your feet and dream of mulled wine and nice hot fires. It burns, it does. Nothing burns like the cold. But only for a while. Then it gets inside you and starts to fill you up, and after a while you don't have the strength to fight it. It's easier just to sit down ot go to sleep. They say you don't feel any pain toward the end. First you go weak and drowsy, and everything starts to fade, and then it's like sinking into a sea of warm milk. Peaceful, like. George R. R. Martin pain real dream When the red star bleeds and the darkness gathers, Azor Ahai shall be born again amidst smoke and salt to wake dragons out of stone. George R. R. Martin dragons stars darkness
