The singers make much of kings who die valiantly in battle, but your life is worth more than a song. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
If I was a soldier going to war, I'd be pretty scared the night before a battle. It's a scary thing. And… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
If you're going to write about war, which my books are about, wars are nasty things. I think it's sort of a… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Knights die in battle,” Catelyn reminded her. Brienne looked at her with those blue and beautiful eyes. “As ladies die in childbed.… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
In real life, the hardest aspect of the battle between good and evil is determining which is which. — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
Winter will never come for the likes of us. Should we die in battle, they will surely sing of us, and it’s… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I'm not a writer who's preaching some particular philosophy or something but the big questions do concern me and I like to… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
I've always taken that as my guiding principle and the rest is just set dressing. You can have dragons in it, or… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
“it is real, all of it, he thought, the wars, the intrigues, the great bloody game, and me in the center of… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
A great many of the epic fantasies, from The Lord of the Rings onward, are about war, but to my mind, a… — 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
“I'm named Bella," the girl told Gendry. "For the battle. I bet I could ring your bell, too. You want to?" "No,"… — George R. R. Martin Copy Share Image
From where I sit, battles are hard. I've written my share. Sometimes I employ the private's viewpoint, very up close and personal,… — 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
![“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 that you must write, and I was already doing that, but his second rule is, ‘You must finish what you write,’ and that had a big impact on me.” quote by George R. R. Martin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/14d/george-r-r-martin-2-926_advice_the-best-writing-advice-i-had-was-in-hei_51395.jpg)
