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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.

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George R. R. Martin
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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She should be on a hill somewhere, under a fruit tree, with the sun and clouds above her and the rain to wash her clean.
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Books are dead men talking.
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An artist has an obligation to tell the truth. [...] that the true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves. We are the monsters. (And the heroes too). Each of us has within himself the capacity for great good, and great evil.
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When Maester Aemon heard him sing, he said his voice was honey poured over thunder.
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First rule, stick them with the pointy end!
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There are worse ways to die than warm and drunk.
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A hedge knight must hold tight to his pride. Without it, he was no more than a sellsword
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No man threatens His Grace in the presence of the Kingsguard.” Tyrion Lannister raised an eyebrow. “I am not threatening the king, ser, I am educating my nephew. Bronn, Timett, the next time Ser Boros opens his mouth, kill him.” The dwarf smiled. “Now that was a threat, ser. See the difference?
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Ser Cleos looked like a weasel, fought like a goose, and had the courage of an especially brave ewe.
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They can keep their heaven. When I die, I’d sooner go to Middle Earth.
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Politicians were mostly people who'd had too little morals and ethics to stay lawyers.
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The Lord of Light in his wisdom made us male and female, two parts of a greater whole. In our joining there is power. Power to make life. Power to make light. Power to cast shadows.
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Shattered legs may heal in time, but some betrayals fester and poison the soul.
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A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. And we all do our duty, when there is no cost to it. How easy it seems then, to walk the path of honor. Yet soon or late in every man's life comes a day when it is not easy, a day when he must choose. (Maester Aemon)
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When the red star bleeds and the darkness gathers, Azor Ahai shall be born again amidst smoke and salt to wake dragons out of stone.
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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.
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The cable makers are the ones who are willing to take risks and do something original and push the envelope some.
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There are ghosts everywhere, Ser Jorah said softly. We carry them with us wherever we go.
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I do play all the characters, when I write them, one after another. If they actually had to film me, the only one I could play would be Samwell Tarly or Hot Pie.
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