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An admiral without ships, a hand without fingers, in service of a king without a throne. Is this a knight who comes before us, or the answer to a child's riddle?
George R. R. Martin
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Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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Jon Snow had dreamed of leading men to glory just as King Daeron had, of growing up to be a conqueror. Now he was a man grown and the Wall was his, yet all he had were doubts. He could not even seem to conquer those.
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Eat your heart out, Rowling. Maybe you have billions of dollars and my Hugo, but you don't have readers like these.
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