--- title: "15 Trying Quotes By George R. R. Martin" description: "15 Trying quotes by George R. R. Martin. Plus more from George R. R. Martin and more Trying sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/491/george-r-r-martin-2-926_feels_there-s-part-of-me-that-loves-words-but_290688.jpg" --- > [There’s part of me that loves words. But sometimes it feels like you’re trying to drive nails with your shoe.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/there-s-part-of-me-that-loves-words-but-sometimes-it-feels-like-you/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/491/george-r-r-martin-2-926_feels_there-s-part-of-me-that-loves-words-but_290688.jpg) > [The most important thing for any aspiring writer, is to read! And not just the sort of thing you're trying to write,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/the-most-important-thing-for-any-aspiring-writer-is-to-read-and-not/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/78e/george-r-r-martin-2-926_aspiring-writers_the-most-important-thing-for-any-aspirin_910166.jpg) > [Start trying to work out who deserves what, and before long you'll spend the rest of your days weeping for each and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/start-trying-to-work-out-who-deserves-what-and-before-long-you-ll/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/775/george-r-r-martin-2-926_deserve_start-trying-to-work-out-who-deserves-wh_818104.jpg) > [If I took it away, no doubt I'd find a morningstar hidden under your pillow within a fortnight. Try not to stab…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/if-i-took-it-away-no-doubt-i-d-find-a-morningstar-hidden-under-your/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f7b/george-r-r-martin-2-926_doubt_if-i-took-it-away-no-doubt-i-d-find-a-mo_2012460.jpg) > [You always try to do your own thing. One of the things I wanted to do was to write a book that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/you-always-try-to-do-your-own-thing-one-of-the-things-i-wanted-to-do/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e38/george-r-r-martin-2-926_always_you-always-try-to-do-your-own-thing-one_594798.jpg) > [I wrote six pilots, none of which ever got picked up. When you stop trying, it then it falls in your lap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-wrote-six-pilots-none-of-which-ever-got-picked-up-when-you-stop/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9b8/george-r-r-martin-2-926_fall_i-wrote-six-pilots-none-of-which-ever-go_2879384.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 believe that a writer learns from every story he writes, and when you try different things, you learn different lessons. Working…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-believe-that-a-writer-learns-from-every-story-he-writes-and-when/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/402/george-r-r-martin-2-926_approach_i-believe-that-a-writer-learns-from-ever_2774641.jpg) > [There are a number of things that I'm trying to get into the books. There's a meta-fictional aspect, if I may use…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/there-are-a-number-of-things-that-i-m-trying-to-get-into-the-books/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/86b/george-r-r-martin-2-926_answers_there-are-a-number-of-things-that-i-m-tr_3177112.jpg) > [I can see a scene in my head, and when I try to get it down in words on paper, the words…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-can-see-a-scene-in-my-head-and-when-i-try-to-get-it-down-in-words/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/84f/george-r-r-martin-2-926_days_i-can-see-a-scene-in-my-head-and-when-i_3163824.jpg) > [I would also suggest that any aspiring writer begin with short stories. These days, I meet far too many young writers who…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-would-also-suggest-that-any-aspiring-writer-begin-with-short/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc6/george-r-r-martin-2-926_aspiring-writers_i-would-also-suggest-that-any-aspiring-w_2575557.jpg) > [We're all the heroes of our own stories. So, when I am inside the head of a character who would otherwise be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/we-re-all-the-heroes-of-our-own-stories-so-when-i-am-inside-the-head/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7dc/george-r-r-martin-2-926_affection_we-re-all-the-heroes-of-our-own-stories_2017207.jpg) > [I try to make the readers feel they've lived the events of the book. Just as you grieve if a friend is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/i-try-to-make-the-readers-feel-they-ve-lived-the-events-of-the-book/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/41a/george-r-r-martin-2-926_book_i-try-to-make-the-readers-feel-they-ve-l_968759.jpg) > [In order to get inside their skin, I have to identify with them. That includes even the ones who are complete bastards,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/in-order-to-get-inside-their-skin-i-have-to-identify-with-them-that/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a7e/george-r-r-martin-2-926_affection_in-order-to-get-inside-their-skin-i-have_319904.jpg) > [Ruling is hard. This was maybe my answer to Tolkien, whom, as much as I admire him, I do quibble with. Lord…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-r-r-martin-2/ruling-is-hard-this-was-maybe-my-answer-to-tolkien-whom-as-much-as-i/) [George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-r-r-martin-2/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ffb/george-r-r-martin-2-926_admire_ruling-is-hard-this-was-maybe-my-answer_835026.jpg) ## Other authors on Trying ## 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/trying/george-r-r-martin-2/#itemlist", "name": "15 Trying Quotes By George R. R. Martin", "numberOfItems": 15, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There’s part of me that loves words. But sometimes it feels like you’re trying to drive nails with your shoe.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "George R. 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