What is dead may never die, but rises again, stronger and harder. George R. R. Martin More Quotes by George R. R. Martin More Quotes From George R. R. Martin I will hurt you for this. I don't know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you'll know the debt is paid. George R. R. Martin hurt giving thinking We look up at the same stars and see such different things." - Jon Snow George R. R. Martin different stars snow 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 girl fire children History is a wheel, for the nature of man is fundamentally unchanging. What has happened before will perforce happen again. George R. R. Martin wheels song men Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old. George R. R. Martin battle men war Fear cuts deeper than swords. George R. R. Martin ice cutting fear An artist has an obligation to tell the truth. [...] that the true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves. We are the monsters. (And the heroes too). Each of us has within himself the capacity for great good, and great evil. George R. R. Martin artist hero dark Generally speaking, I'm much more in favour of penises entering vaginas than axes entering skulls. But the world seems to accept the violence a lot easier than the sex. George R. R. Martin axes skulls sex A man does not need to be a wizard to know truth from falsehood, not if he has eyes. You need only learn to read a face. Look at the eyes. The mouth. The muscles here, at the corners of the jaw, and here, where the neck joins the shoulders. George R. R. Martin eye doe men My own heroes are the dreamers, those men and women who tried to make the world a better place than when they found it, whether in small ways or great ones. Some succeeded, some failed, most had mixed results... but it is the effort that's heroic, as I see it. Win or lose, I admire those who fight the good fight. George R. R. Martin fighting hero winning Why is it that when one man builds a wall, the next man immediately needs to know what's on the other side? George R. R. Martin wall curiosity men A man does not need to be a wizard to know truth from falsehood, not if he has eyes. You need only learn to read a face. Look at the eyes. The mouth. The muscles here, at the corners of the jaw, and here, where the neck joins the shoulders." He touched her lightly with two fingers. "Some liars blink. Some stare. Some look away. Some lick their lips. Many coer their mouths just before they tell a lie, as if to hide their deceit. Other signs may be more subtle, but they are always there. A false smile and a true one may look alike, but they are as different as dusk from dawn. George R. R. Martin eye liars lying Sooner would be better than later, and now would be better than sooner." - Tyrion George R. R. Martin tyrion would-be My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever. George R. R. Martin grandmother summer friendship Nobody is a villain in their own story. We're all the heroes of our own stories. George R. R. Martin villain hero stories The unseen enemy is always the most fearsome. George R. R. Martin unseen enemy When you find yourself in bed with an ugly woman, the best thing to do is close your eyes and get on with it George R. R. Martin finding-yourself bed eye If there are gods, why is the world so full of pain and injustice?' 'Because of men like you. George R. R. Martin pain men world The heart lies and the head plays tricks on us, but the eyes see true. Look with your eyes. Hear with your ears. Taste with your mouth. Smell with your nose. Feel with your skin. Then comes the thinking, afterward, and in a way knowing the truth. George R. R. Martin eye heart lying You were made to be kissed, often and well. George R. R. Martin wells made