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Fantasy is silver and scarlet, indigo and azure, obsidian veined with gold and lapis lazuli.
George R. R. Martin
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George R. R. Martin
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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Even the sky was grey. Grey and grey and greyer. The whole world grey, everywhere you look, everything grey except the eyes of the bride. The eyes of the bride were brown. Big and brown and full of fear.
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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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Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.
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The apples stewed with prunes are excellent, except for the prunes, I won't eat prunes myself. Well, there was one time when Hobb chopped them up with chesnuts and carrots and hid them in a hen. Never trust a cook, my lord. They'll prune you when you least expect it.
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