Art is not a democracy. People don't get to vote on how it ends. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Sure. Some of the reviews have been very flattering, but the series is not finished yet. The end needs to be as… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I know who's going to be on the throne [in the Gameof Thrones], at the end, so I better not say. But,… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
The common people pray for rain, healthy children and a summer that never ends. It is no matter to them if the… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
You would consider me an atheist or agnostic. I find religion and spirituality fascinating. I would like to believe this isn’t the… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I feel satisfaction at the end of the day when I've written a scene that I really like or when I write… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I hate outlines. I have a broad sense of where the story is going; I know the end, I know the end… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Tolkien can say that Aragorn became king and reigned for a hundred years, and he was wise and good. But Tolkien doesn’t… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
but the real enemy is the cold. It steals up on you quieter than Will, and at first you shiver and your… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Tolkien can say that Aragorn became king and reigned for a hundred years, and he was wise and good. But Tolkien doesn’t ask the… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
The best writing advice I had was [in] ‘Heinlein’s Rules for Writers’ by (American science fiction author) Robert A. Heinlein. His first rule is… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
The true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
That little touch is not in the books, but I wish it had been in the books because it was a great addition. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I always felt like Gandalf should have stayed dead. That was such an incredible sequence in Fellowship of the Ring when he faces the… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“The title was but a courtesy due him as a council member; Varys was lord of nothing but the spiderweb, the master of none… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
The girl had hoped for fog, but the gods ignored her prayers as gods so often did. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about history that… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“Jaime had decided that he would return Sansa, and the younger girl as well if she could be found. It was not like to… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
If the day comes when you would find me again, give that coin to any man from Braavos, and say these words to him--valar… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image