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
book two years
I work for two years on a book and it comes out and two days later I've got my first e-mail: When is the next one coming out?
battle arms weapons
Knowledge is a Weapon, Jon. Arm yourself well before you ride forth to Battle.
men flames years
One voyage to the East and a man could live as rich as a lord until the end of his days. When he'd been younger, Davos had dreamed of making such voyages himself. But the years went dancing by like moths around a flame, and somehow the time had never been quite right.
blood ice ink
I prefer my history dead. Dead history is writ in ink, the living sort in blood.
philosophy reading plot
But my philosophy is that plot advancement is not what the experience of reading fiction is about. If all we care about is advancing the plot, why read novels? We can just read Cliffs Notes.
dog stupid needs
If you need help bark like a dog." - Gendry. "That's stupid. If I need help I'll shout help." - Arya
men thinking praying
And pray that he is the man I think he is, he finished silently, and not the man I fear he has become.
song men ice
There are no men like me. There's only me
accusation being-true wells
It was astonishing to see how angry Cersei could wax over accusations she knew perfectly well to be true.
clever men doe
Why should death make a man truthful, or even clever? The dead are likely dull fellows, full of tedious complaints - the ground's too cold, my gravestone should be larger, why does he get more worms than I do...
fruit certain ripening
Schemes are like fruit, they require a certain ripening.
widows born tyrion
Truly, sister, you were born to be a widow. (Tyrion to Cersei)
thinking doubt lions
I am loyal to my beloved Joffrey. (Sansa) No doubt. As loyal as a deer surrounded by wolves. (Tyrion) Lions, she whispered without thinking.
horse fall battle
One of your northmen hit me with a morningstar during the battle on the Green Fork. I escaped him by falling off my horse. (Tyrion)