--- title: "4 Epic Quotes By George R. R. Martin" description: "4 Epic quotes by George R. R. Martin. Plus more from George R. R. Martin and more Epic sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/george-r-r-martin-2-926_big_i-wanted-to-write-a-big-novel-something_212493.jpg" --- > [I wanted to write a big novel, something epic in scale.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-wanted-to-write-a-big-novel-something-epic-in-scale/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/75b/george-r-r-martin-2-926_big_i-wanted-to-write-a-big-novel-something_212493.jpg) > [Whether you're a history buff or a fantasy fan, Druon's epic will keep you turning pages. This was the original game of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/whether-you-re-a-history-buff-or-a-fantasy-fan-druon-s-epic-will-keep/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e0/george-r-r-martin-2-926_buff_whether-you-re-a-history-buff-or-a-fanta_1340891.jpg) > [A great many of the epic fantasies, from The Lord of the Rings onward, are about war, but to my mind, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/a-great-many-of-the-epic-fantasies-from-the-lord-of-the-rings-onward/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/553/george-r-r-martin-2-926_consequence_a-great-many-of-the-epic-fantasies-from_2189306.jpg) > [“The wind pulled at his clothes like an insistent lover.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/the-wind-pulled-at-his-clothes-like-an-insistent-lover/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/32f/george-r-r-martin-2-926_describing_the-wind-pulled-at-his-clothes-like-an-i_2920077.jpg) ## Other authors on Epic - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-howard-g-hendricks-42414.jpg) Howard G. Hendricks 30 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/epic/howard-g-hendricks/) - [C.L. Wilson 14 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/epic/c-l-wilson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b011/author-hunter-s-thompson-42712.jpg) Hunter S. Thompson 13 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/epic/hunter-s-thompson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b015/author-lascelles-abercrombie-58725.jpg) Lascelles Abercrombie 12 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/epic/lascelles-abercrombie/) - [Karen Azinger 12 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/epic/karen-azinger/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-tim-sweeney-90956.jpg) Tim Sweeney 10 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/epic/tim-sweeney/) - [Barry Kirwan 10 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/epic/barry-kirwan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b010/author-gwyneth-paltrow-39818.jpg) Gwyneth Paltrow 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/epic/gwyneth-paltrow/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-caroline-alexander-21297.jpg) Caroline Alexander 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/epic/caroline-alexander/) ## More by George R. R. Martin > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/tolkien-can-say-that-aragorn-became-king-and-reigned-for-a-hundred/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [ 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… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/the-best-writing-advice-i-had-was-in-heinlein-s-rules-for-writers-by/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [In this world, only winter is certain](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/in-this-world-only-winter-is-certain/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [“A man who sees nothing has no use for his eyes.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/a-man-who-sees-nothing-has-no-use-for-his-eyes/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [The true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/the-true-horrors-of-human-history-derive-not-from-orcs-and-dark-lords/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [That little touch is not in the books, but I wish it had been in the books because it was a great addition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/that-little-touch-is-not-in-the-books-but-i-wish-it-had-been-in-the/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [I always felt like Gandalf should have stayed dead. That was such an incredible sequence in Fellowship of the Ring when he faces the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-always-felt-like-gandalf-should-have-stayed-dead-that-was-such-an/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [“The title was but a courtesy due him as a council member; Varys was lord of nothing but the spiderweb, the master of none…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/the-title-was-but-a-courtesy-due-him-as-a-council-member-varys-was/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [The girl had hoped for fog, but the gods ignored her prayers as gods so often did.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/the-girl-had-hoped-for-fog-but-the-gods-ignored-her-prayers-as-gods/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about history that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/over-the-years-more-than-one-reviewer-has-described-my-fantasy-series/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [“Jaime had decided that he would return Sansa, and the younger girl as well if she could be found. It was not like to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/jaime-had-decided-that-he-would-return-sansa-and-the-younger-girl-as/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/if-the-day-comes-when-you-would-find-me-again-give-that-coin-to-any/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [Believe it or not, I worked four summers in college as a sports writer covering baseball for a parks and rec department in Bayonne,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/believe-it-or-not-i-worked-four-summers-in-college-as-a-sports-writer/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [I believe that women are many different types of people. There are brave women, there are cowardly women, there are altruistic women, there are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-believe-that-women-are-many-different-types-of-people-there-are/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) > [I know nothing and perhaps I never will,](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-know-nothing-and-perhaps-i-never-will/) [George R. R. 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