George R. R. Martin
George R. R. Martin
George Raymond Richard Martin, often referred to as GRRM, is an American novelist and short-story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known for his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels, A Song of Ice and Fire, which was later adapted into the HBO dramatic series Game of Thrones...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth20 September 1948
CountryUnited States of America
men snow firsts
Every man must die, Jon Snow. But first he must live.
song sorrow may
Life is not a song, sweetling. Someday you may learn that, to your sorrow.
ice daenerys may
What's dead may never die.
kings father law
So many vows … they make you swear and swear. Defend the king. Obey the king. Keep his secrets. Do his bidding. Your life for his. But obey your father. Love your sister. Protect the innocent. Defend the weak. Respect the gods. Obey the laws. It’s too much. No matter what you do, you’re forsaking one vow or another.
sweet love-is men
Love is sweet, dearest Ned, but it cannot change a man's nature. -- Lyanna
years people cost
I was a novelist first. But in the mid-'80s, I did work in television for ten years. And yes, that was frequently the reaction to my scripts. People would say, 'You know, George, this is great. We love it, a terrific script, but it would cost five times our budget to shoot this.'
running book writing
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.
couple years done
I have done a lot of work in Hollywood myself. I worked in television for roughly 10 years, from the mid-'80s to mid-'90s. And I was on staff at a couple of shows. I did some feature films, including originals and adaptations.
football sunday games
I watch NFL football on Sundays. I enjoy gaming with friends, meaning role-playing games; I still enjoy going to conventions and traveling.
writing epic bigs
I wanted to write a big novel, something epic in scale.
atheist catholic agnostic
I suppose I'm a lapsed Catholic. You would consider me an atheist or agnostic.
character black-and-white grey
I prefer to work with grey characters rather than black and white.
writing want stories
I have some other novels I want to write. I have a lot of short stories - I love the short story.
book writing ideas
I have idea files of books that I want to write one of these days, stories I want to write one of these days, but I'll probably never get to them.