--- title: "15 Thrones Quotes By George R. R. Martin" description: "15 Thrones quotes by George R. R. Martin. Plus more from George R. R. Martin and more Thrones sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e90/george-r-r-martin-2-926_casts_ofttimes-a-very-small-man-can-cast-a-ver_212694.jpg" --- > [Ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/ofttimes-a-very-small-man-can-cast-a-very-large-shadow/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e90/george-r-r-martin-2-926_casts_ofttimes-a-very-small-man-can-cast-a-ver_212694.jpg) > [The only game. The game of thrones.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/the-only-game-the-game-of-thrones/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fab/george-r-r-martin-2-926_game_the-only-game-the-game-of-thrones-646866_646866.jpg) > [A lion doesn't concern itself with the opinion of sheep.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/a-lion-doesn-t-concern-itself-with-the-opinion-of-sheep/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bac/george-r-r-martin-2-926_concern_a-lion-doesn-t-concern-itself-with-the-o_2354910.jpg) > [“When you play the game of thrones you win or you die.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/when-you-play-the-game-of-thrones-you-win-or-you-die/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ded/george-r-r-martin-2-926_game_when-you-play-the-game-of-thrones-you-wi_290506.jpg) > [I spent a whole summer working on what proved to be 'A Game of Thrones'.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-spent-a-whole-summer-working-on-what-proved-to-be-a-game-of-thrones/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/44c/george-r-r-martin-2-926_game_i-spent-a-whole-summer-working-on-what-p_237397.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) > [Most people were startled to find out there were books that preceded Game Of Thrones. I'm a case of working forty years…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/most-people-were-startled-to-find-out-there-were-books-that-preceded/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/george-r-r-martin-2-926_book_most-people-were-startled-to-find-out-th_2611486.jpg) > [The common people pray for rain, healthy children and a summer that never ends. It is no matter to them if the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/the-common-people-pray-for-rain-healthy-children-and-a-summer-that-2/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c6d/george-r-r-martin-2-926_children_the-common-people-pray-for-rain-healthy_2510080.jpg) > [ I know who's going to be on the throne \[in the Gameof Thrones\], at the end, so I better not say. But,… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-know-who-s-going-to-be-on-the-throne-in-the-gameof-thrones-at-the/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ed9/george-r-r-martin-2-926_ends_i-know-who-s-going-to-be-on-the-throne-i_621764.jpg) > [People are going to die who don't die in the books, so even the book readers will be unhappy. So everybody better…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/people-are-going-to-die-who-don-t-die-in-the-books-so-even-the-book/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e70/george-r-r-martin-2-926_book_people-are-going-to-die-who-don-t-die-in_1638332.jpg) > [Chaos isn’t a pit. Chaos is a ladder. Many who try to climb it fail and never get to try again. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/chaos-isn-t-a-pit-chaos-is-a-ladder-many-who-try-to-climb-it-fail-and-2/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/aa5/george-r-r-martin-2-926_break_chaos-isn-t-a-pit-chaos-is-a-ladder-many_971384.jpg) > [“I never win anything," Dolorous Edd complained. "The gods always smiled on Watt, though. When the wildlings knocked him off the Bridge…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-never-win-anything-dolorous-edd-complained-the-gods-always-smiled/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c8f/george-r-r-martin-2-926_game_i-never-win-anything-dolorous-edd-compla_551410.jpg) > [ I had written three books \[Games of Throne\], at that point, and each one of them was better than the other. At… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-had-written-three-books-games-of-throne-at-that-point-and-each-one/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c30/george-r-r-martin-2-926_being-done_i-had-written-three-books-games-of-thron_253710.jpg) > [Wine makes all things possible. GEORGE R. R. MARTIN, The Mystery Knight A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/wine-makes-all-things-possible-george-r-r-martin-the-mystery-knight-a/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0c0/george-r-r-martin-2-926_all-things_wine-makes-all-things-possible-george-r_2622682.jpg) > [Turtles have always been my sigil, I suppose. When I was a kid, growing up in Bayonne, NJ, I lived in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/turtles-have-always-been-my-sigil-i-suppose-when-i-was-a-kid-growing/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd0/george-r-r-martin-2-926_betrayed_turtles-have-always-been-my-sigil-i-supp_1787158.jpg) ## Other authors on Thrones ## 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/thrones/george-r-r-martin-2/#itemlist", "name": "15 Thrones Quotes By George R. R. 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