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
mother queens men
Woman?” She chuckled. “Is that meant to insult me? I would return the slap, if I took you for a man.” Dany met his stare. “I am Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, the Unburnt, Mother of Dragons, khaleesi to Drogo’s riders, and queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.
grace growing pages
[Melisandre] "His Grace is growing fond of you." [Jon] "I can tell. He only threatened to behead me twice." Page 58
apples hens never-trust
The apples stewed with prunes are excellent, except for the prunes, I won't eat prunes myself. Well, there was one time when Hobb chopped them up with chesnuts and carrots and hid them in a hen. Never trust a cook, my lord. They'll prune you when you least expect it.
thinking life-is mines
I think life is a jape. Yours, mine, everyone's
blood dragons hats
You are the blood of the dragon. You can make a hat.
lying honest
Only lies offend me, never honest counsel.
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