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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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George R. R. Martin
Age: 76
Born: 1948
Born: September 20
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And I tell you truly, Danaerys, there is no man in all the world who will ever be half so true to you as me.
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Children are a battle of a different sort. ... A battle without banners or warhorns but no less fierce.
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You wear your honor like a suit of armor... You think it keeps you safe, but all it does is weigh you down and make it hard for you to move.
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The world is full of cravens who pretended to be heroes.
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Once a man has seen a dragon in flight, let him stay home and tend his garden in content, someone had written once, for this wide world has no greater wonder. Tyrion scratched at his scar and tried to recall the author's name.
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So be it. I'll wear my iron and hold my tongue. A man who won't listen can't hear.
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A bruise is a lesson... and each lesson makes us better.
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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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A man who sees nothing has no use for his eyes,” the Mountain declared. “Cut them out and give them to your next outrider. Tell him you hope that four eyes might see better than two . . . and if not, the man after him will have six.
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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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How I have yearned for the sound of your sweet voice,” Tyrion sighed to her. “How I have yearned to have that eunuch’s tongue pulled out with hot pincers,” Cersei replied.
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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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We'll need to make a litter to carry him, said Osha. No use, said Luwin. I'm dying, woman. You can't, said Rickon angrily. No you can't. Beside him, Shaggydog bared his teeth and growled. The maester smiled. Hush now, child, I'm much older than you. I can . . . die as I please.
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