"There are no heroes...in life, the monsters win." — George R. R. Martin

"There are no heroes...in life, the monsters win."

— George R. R. Martin

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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.
She might have wept then, had not the sky begun to do it for her.
The best fantasy is written in the language of dreams. It is alive as dreams are alive, more real than…
I hate outlines. I have a broad sense of where the story is going; I know the end, I know…
I get up every day and work in the morning. I have my coffee and get to work. On good…
I don't like the strictly objective viewpoint [in which all of the characters' actions are described in the third person,…
In order to get inside their skin, I have to identify with them. That includes even the ones who are…
All fiction, if it's successful, is going to appeal to the emotions. Emotion is really what fiction is all about.…
I'm a strong believer in telling stories through a limited but very tight third person point of view. I have…
From where I sit, battles are hard. I've written my share. Sometimes I employ the private's viewpoint, very up close…
Ideas are cheap. I have more ideas now than I could ever write up. To my mind, it's the execution…
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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More Hero Quotes

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True heroism is remarkably sober, very undramatic. It is not the urge to surpass all others at whatever cost, but… — Arthur Ashe
Heroes need monsters to establish their heroic credentials. You need something scary to overcome. — Margaret Atwood
I'm bad at picking heroes. — Margaret Atwood
No hero is mortal till he dies. — Wystan Hugh Auden
Clint Eastwood has always been a hero. — Kevin Bacon
If we mean to have heroes, statesmen and philosophers, we should have learned women. — Abigail Adams
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story. — John Barth
As much as I converse with sages and heroes, they have very little of my love and admiration. I long… — John Adams
Our flag honors those who have fought to protect it, and is a reminder of the sacrifice of our nation's… — Joe Barton
Since I was seventeen I thought I might be a star. I'd think about all my heroes, Charlie Parker, Jimi… — Jean-Michel Basquiat
What is a society without a heroic dimension? — Jean Baudrillard
Heroes don't wear diapers. It's just not cool. — Felix Baumgartner

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