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Is it so far from madness to wisdom? - Daenerys Targaryen

George R. R. Martin

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George R. R. Martin
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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[Melisandre] His Grace is growing fond of you. [Jon] I can tell. He only threatened to behead me twice. Page 58
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It was a hollow victory they gave me. A crown...it was the girl I prayed them for. Your sister, safe... and mine again as she was meant to be. I ask you, Ned, what good is it to wear a crown?
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Only a fool humbles himself when the world is so full of men eager to do that job for him. (Theon Greyjoy)
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My own heroes are the dreamers, those men and women who tried to make the world a better place than when they found it, whether in small ways or great ones. Some succeeded, some failed, most had mixed results... but it is the effort that's heroic, as I see it. Win or lose, I admire those who fight the good fight.
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Of course it’s not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.
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The heart lies and the head plays tricks with us, but the eyes see true.
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I knew that, when writing a book, you're not constrained by a budget. You're not constrained by what you can do, in terms of the special effects technology. You're not limited to any particular running time.
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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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Power resides where men believe it to reside.
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What do we say to the Lord of Death? Not today.
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You always try to do your own thing. One of the things I wanted to do was to write a book that combines some of the best traits of contemporary fantasy with some of the traits of the historical novel.
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There is something old and true in fantasy that speaks to something deep within us, to the child who dreamt that one day he would hunt the forests of the night, and feast beneath the hollow hills, and find a love to last forever somewhere south of Oz and north of Shangri-La.
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- Some men think because they are afraid to do. - There is a difference between fear and caution.
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Why do our dreams become so much smaller when they finally come true?
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I love you too, sweet sister. But you're a fool. A beautiful golden fool.
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In King’s Landing, there are two sorts of people. The players and the pieces… Every man’s a piece to start with, and every maid as well. Even some who think they are players. Petyr Baelish
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Jon: Have you seen the wall? | Sam: I'm fat, not blind.
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Men will always underestimate you, he said, and their pride will make them want to vanquish you quickly, lest it be said that a woman tried them sorely. Let them spend their strength in furious attacks, whilst you conserve your own. Wait and watch, girl, wait and watch.
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