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Of course it’s not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.

Of course it’s not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.

George R. R. Martin
Men, Good Man, Enough
"‘Game Of Thrones’ Author George R. R. Martin Answers Fans’ Questions Live" by Amy Lee, www.huffingtonpost.com. July 28, 2011.

I knew that, when writing a book, you're not constrained by a budget. You're not constrained by what you can do, in terms of the special effects technology. You're not limited to any particular running time.

George R. R. Martin
Running, Book, Writing
"George R. R. Martin Interview GAME OF THRONES". Interview with Christina Radish, collider.com. April 17, 2011.

A thousand deaths would still be less than he deserves.

George R. R. Martin
Thousand, Stills, Deserve

I had this desire to see the world. I couldn't see any of it, but I saw it in my imagination, and that's why I always read books, and I could go to Mars or Middle Earth or the Hyborian age.

George R. R. Martin
Book, Imagination, Age
"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

"Another name? Oh, certainly. And when the Faceless Men come to kill me, I'll say, 'No, you have the wrong man, I'm a different dwarf with a hideous facial scar.'" Both Lannisters laughed at the absurdity of it all.

George R. R. Martin
Men, Dwarves, Names
"A Storm of Swords (A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 3)". Book by George R. R. Martin, August 8, 2000.

I heard of a man who had a razor made of Valyrian steel. He cut his head off trying to shave.

George R. R. Martin
Cutting, Men, Trying
George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.551, Bantam

Every man must die, Jon Snow. But first he must live.

George R. R. Martin
Men, Snow, Firsts

Start trying to work out who deserves what, and before long you'll spend the rest of your days weeping for each and every person in the world.

George R. R. Martin
Long, Work Out, Trying

Even the sky was grey. Grey and grey and greyer. The whole world grey, everywhere you look, everything grey except the eyes of the bride. The eyes of the bride were brown. Big and brown and full of fear.

George R. R. Martin
Eye, Sky, Looks
George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.3555, Bantam

I had an encyclopedia with a list of flags in the back, so I would look at all these flags of China and Liberia and England and Denmark and whatever, and I learned all the different flags and I tried to imagine what it would be like to be voyaging on some of these ships.

George R. R. Martin
Looks, Flags, Ships
"Fantasy Author George R.R. Martin: Blood of Bayonne". Interview with Joanna Buffum and Dylan Runco, njmonthly.com. March 15, 2013.

If the novels are still being read in 50 years, no one is ever going to say: 'What's great about that sixth book is that he met his deadline!' It will be about how the whole thing stands up.

George R. R. Martin
Book, Writing, Years
"George RR Martin: '"Selfies"! If I could burn out every camera phone, I'd do it'". Interview with Mark Lawson, www.theguardian.com. August 16, 2014.

I get up every day and work in the morning. I have my coffee and get to work. On good days I look up and it's dark outside and the whole day has gone by and I don't know where it's gone. But there's bad days, too. Where I struggle and sweat and a half hour creeps by and I've written three words. And half a day creeps by and I've written a sentence and a half and then I quit for the day and play computer games. You know, sometimes you eat the bear and sometimes the bear eats you. [Laughs]

George R. R. Martin
Morning, Coffee, Struggle

Life is not a song, sweetling. Someday you may learn that, to your sorrow.

George R. R. Martin
Song, Sorrow, May

I've been very lucky. There were times when I was afraid I would never sell another book, but I never doubted I'd write another book.

George R. R. Martin
Book, Writing, Lucky

Mother said," mocked the king. "Don't be childish." "We're children," Myrcella declared haughtily. "We're supposed to be childish." The Hound laughed. "She has you there.

George R. R. Martin
Mother, Kings, Children
George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.748, Bantam

The most important thing for any aspiring writer, is to read! And not just the sort of thing you're trying to write, be that fantasy, SF, comic books, whatever. You need to read everything.

George R. R. Martin
Book, Writing, Important

But a voice inside her whispered, There are no heroes, and she remembered what Lord Petyr had said to her, here in this very hall. 'Life is not a song, sweetling,' he'd told her, 'You may learn that one day to your sorrow.' In life, the monsters win, she told herself.

George R. R. Martin
Song, Hero, Winning
George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.622, Bantam

Tyrion: My gentle sister seems to have mistaken me for Ned Stark. Bronn: I hear he was taller. Tyrion: Not after Joff took off his head.

George R. R. Martin
Gentle, Starks, Mistaken

Love is sweet, dearest Ned, but it cannot change a man's nature. -- Lyanna

George R. R. Martin
Sweet, Love Is, Men
George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.323, Bantam

As much as I love historical fiction, my problem with historical fiction is that you always know what's going to happen.

George R. R. Martin
Historical, Fiction, Problem
"Personal Quotes/ Biography". www.imdb.com.

I am only a little lion, child, and I vow, I shall not savage you.

George R. R. Martin
Children, Savages, Lions
George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.751, Bantam

A mad man sees what he sees.

George R. R. Martin
Men, Mad, Mad Men

When the end comes, I will meet it raging.

George R. R. Martin
Rage, Ends

Remember, whatever the price...I'll beat it! I like living! Tyrion Lannister

George R. R. Martin
Remember, Beats, Lannisters

There are worse ways to die than warm and drunk.

George R. R. Martin
Drunk, Alcohol, Way
George R. R. Martin (2012). “George R. R. Martin's A Game of Thrones 5-Book Boxed Set (Song of Ice and Fire Series): A Game of Thrones, A Clash of Kings, A Storm of Swords, A Feast for Crows, and and A Dance with Dragons”, p.1171, Bantam

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