"The Gods give with one hand and take…" — George R. R. Martin
"The Gods give with one hand and take with the other."
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746 Quotes by George R. R. Martin
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The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer.
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She might have wept then, had not the sky begun to do it for her.
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The best fantasy is written in the language of dreams. It is alive as dreams are alive, more real than…
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I hate outlines. I have a broad sense of where the story is going; I know the end, I know…
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I get up every day and work in the morning. I have my coffee and get to work. On good…
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I don't like the strictly objective viewpoint [in which all of the characters' actions are described in the third person,…
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In order to get inside their skin, I have to identify with them. That includes even the ones who are…
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All fiction, if it's successful, is going to appeal to the emotions. Emotion is really what fiction is all about.…
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I'm a strong believer in telling stories through a limited but very tight third person point of view. I have…
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From where I sit, battles are hard. I've written my share. Sometimes I employ the private's viewpoint, very up close…
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Ideas are cheap. I have more ideas now than I could ever write up. To my mind, it's the execution…
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We're setting up mechanisms where we can kill human beings with drones and missiles where you're sitting at a console…
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