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
fire cold preserves
Fire consumes, but cold preserves.
mother kings children
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.
ifs
If? The word is when.
eye past night
I dreamed... in the black of night a man asks all the questions he dare not ask by daylight. For me, the past years, only one question has remained. Why would the gods take my eyes and my strength, yet condemn me to linger on so long, frozen and forgotten? What use could they have for an old done man like me? ... I remember, Sam. I still remember. Remember what? Dragons, Aemon whispered.
giving-up stupid giving
Too stupid to learn and too stupid to give up.
conquer-the-world dragons lessons
And what lesson can we draw from Volantene history? If you want to conquer the world, you best have dragons.
lying
You lie. Worse, you lie poorly.
i-can
I can be humbler than anyone.
prayer able done
Any act can be a prayer, if done as well as we are able.
strong cutting men
All that Syrio Forel had taught her went racing through her head. Swift as a deer. Quiet as shadow. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Quick as a snake. Calm as still water. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Strong as a bear. Fierce as a wolverine. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Then man who fears losing has already lost. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Fear cuts deeper than swords. Fear cuts deeper than swords.
men lips i-can
I have touched more men that I can count. Some with my lips, more with my axe.
years silence sometimes
He had found over the years that silence sometimes yielded more than questions. And so it was this time.
children battle different
Children are a battle of a different sort. ... A battle without banners or warhorns but no less fierce.
lying faces looks
A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face.