---
title: "1 Ideas Characters Quotes By George R. R. Martin"
description: "1 Ideas Characters quotes by George R. R. Martin. Plus more from George R. R. Martin and more Ideas Characters sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/george-r-r-martin-2-926_about_it-s-like-these-ideas-these-characters-k_1922786.jpg"
---

> [It's like these ideas, these characters, kind of bubble up inside me, and one day they're not there, and the next day they are there. They're alive, and they're whispering in my head and all that stuff, and I want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/it-s-like-these-ideas-these-characters-kind-of-bubble-up-inside-me/)

[George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/george-r-r-martin-2-926_about_it-s-like-these-ideas-these-characters-k_1922786.jpg)

## 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. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ideas-characters/george-r-r-martin-2/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Ideas Characters Quotes By George R. R. Martin",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "It's like these ideas, these characters, kind of bubble up inside me, and one day they're not there, and the next day they are there. They're alive, and they're whispering in my head and all that stuff, and I want to write about those things.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "George R. R. Martin"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/it-s-like-these-ideas-these-characters-kind-of-bubble-up-inside-me/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/george-r-r-martin-2-926_about_it-s-like-these-ideas-these-characters-k_1922786.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/george-r-r-martin-2-926_about_it-s-like-these-ideas-these-characters-k_1922786.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/george-r-r-martin-2-926_about_it-s-like-these-ideas-these-characters-k_1922786.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“It's like these ideas, these characters, kind of bubble up inside me, and one day they're not there, and the…” — George R. R. Martin",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ideas-characters/george-r-r-martin-2/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ideas-characters/george-r-r-martin-2/",
            "name": "Ideas Characters Quotes by George R. R. Martin",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ideas-characters/george-r-r-martin-2/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/da7/george-r-r-martin-2-926_about_it-s-like-these-ideas-these-characters-k_1922786.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Ideas Characters quotes by George R. R. Martin. Plus more from George R. R. Martin and more Ideas Characters sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ideas-characters/george-r-r-martin-2/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ideas-characters/george-r-r-martin-2/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Ideas Characters",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ideas-characters/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "George R. R. Martin",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/ideas-characters/george-r-r-martin-2/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```