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A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson makes us better.

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George R. R. Martin
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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The man who fears losing has already lost.
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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.
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One of the big breakthroughs, I think for me, was reading Robert A. Heinlein's four rules of writing, one of which was, 'You must finish what you write.' I never had any problem with the first one, 'You must write' - I was writing since I was a kid. But I never finished what writing.
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If a man paints a target on his chest, he should expect that sooner or later someone will loose an arrow on him.
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You make us look bad', complained Toad. 'You looked bad before I ever met you', Jon told him.
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Littlefinger: A trade envoy from Lys once observed to me that Lord Stannis must love his daughter very well, since he'd erected hundreds of statues of her all along the walls of Dragonstone. Tyrion: My lord, those are gargoyles.
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We know truth for the cruel instrument it is. Beauty is infinitely preferable to truth.
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Is it so far from madness to wisdom? - Daenerys Targaryen
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We're children. We're supposed to be childish.
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Pyp had stabbed a turnip with his knife. The night is dark and full of turnips, he announced in a solemn voice. Let us all pray for venison, my children, with some onions and a bit of tasty gravy.
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Reading. That was the sport I was good at.
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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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All men lie when they are afraid. Some tell many lies, some but a few. Some have only one great lie they tell so often that they almost come to believe it... though some small part of them will always know that it is still a lie, and that will show upon their faces. (a servant in the House of Black and White)
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I will hurt you for this. I don't know how yet, but give me time. A day will come when you think yourself safe and happy, and suddenly your joy will turn to ashes in your mouth, and you'll know the debt is paid.
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Historical fiction is not history. You're blending real events and actual historical personages with characters of your own creation.
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She walked fast, to keep ahead of her fear.
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In the songs all knights are gallant, all maids are beautiful, and the sun is always shining.
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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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Men are men, vows are words, and words are wind.
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