Why do the Gods make kings and queens if not to protect the ones who can't protect themselves? George R. R. Martin More Quotes by George R. R. Martin More Quotes From George R. R. Martin Sorcery is the sauce fools spoon over failure to hide the flavor of their own incompetence. George R. R. Martin sorcery spoons flavor The best writing advice I had was [in] ‘Heinlein’s Rules for Writers’ by (American science fiction author) Robert A. Heinlein. His first rule is that you must write, and I was already doing that, but his second rule is, ‘You must finish what you write,’ and that had a big impact on me. George R. R. Martin impact writing advice The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword. George R. R. Martin swings justice men I rose too high, loved too hard, dared too much. I tried to grasp a star, overreached, and fell. George R. R. Martin too-much stars rose He who hurries through life hurries to his grave. George R. R. Martin clash-of-kings graves 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. George R. R. Martin cold fighting You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts. You need her, as she needs you. George R. R. Martin sister moon heart My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That's why I read so much Jon Snow. George R. R. Martin brother kings song Shattered legs may heal in time, but some betrayals fester and poison the soul. George R. R. Martin betrayal heartbreak soul He pushed himself to his feet. “Don’t lie, Sansa. I am malformed, scarred, and small, but…” she could see him groping “…abed, when the candles are blown out, I am made no worse than other men. In the dark, I am the Knight of Flowers.” He took a draught of wine. “I am generous. Loyal to those who are loyal to me. I’ve proven I’m no craven. And I am cleverer than most, surely wits count for something. I can even be kind. Kindness is not a habit with us Lannisters, I fear, but I know I have some somewhere. I could be… I could be good to you. George R. R. Martin flower kindness lying One voice may speak you false, but in many there is always truth to be found. George R. R. Martin voice speak may It was the easiest thing in the world for Arya to step up behind him and stab him. “Is there gold hidden in the village?” she shouted as she drove the blade up through his back. “Is there silver? Gems?” She stabbed twice more. “Is there food? Where is Lord Beric?” She was on top of him by then, still stabbing. “Where did he go? How many men were with him? How many knights? How many bowmen? How many, how many, how many, how many, how many, how many? is there gold in the village? George R. R. Martin knights gold men If ice can burn, then love and hate can mate. George R. R. Martin mates ice hate Old stories are like old friends, she used to say. You have to visit them from time to time. George R. R. Martin old-friends used stories The odd thing about being a writer is you do tend to lose yourself in your books. Sometimes it seems like real life is flickering by and you're hardly a part of it. You remember the events in your books better than you remember the events that actually took place when you were writing them. George R. R. Martin real writing book I've always taken that as my guiding principle and the rest is just set dressing. You can have dragons in it, or aliens and starships, or a western about a gunslinger, or even literary fiction, and ultimately you're still writing about the human heart in conflict with itself. George R. R. Martin taken heart writing And I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things. George R. R. Martin spots broken heart You should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care. George R. R. Martin popcorn grieving character There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it. George R. R. Martin what-matters fear father When I sleep I turn into a wolf. Bran turned his face away and looked back out into the night. Do wolves dreams? George R. R. Martin dream sleep night
