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American writer and television producer (born 1948)

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George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin September 20, 1948) is an American novelist and short story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known for A Song of Ice and Fire, his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels that HBO adapted for its dramatic series Game of Thrones.

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Birth Name: George Raymond Martin

Native Name: George Raymond Richard Martin

Alternative Names: GRRM • George R.R. Martin • George Martin • George R. Martin

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Equity is often difficult to judge, and still more difficult to achieve,

Opening your eyes is all that is needing. The heart lies and the head plays tricks with us, but the eyes see true.

"Jon smiled at him. "I'm sorry about your wrist. Robb used the same move on me once, only with a wooden blade. It hurt like seven hells, but yours must be worse. Look, if you want, I can show you how to defend that."
Alliser Thorne overheard him. "Lord Snow wants to take my place now." He sneered. "I'd have an easier time teaching a wolf to juggle than you will training this aurochs."
"I'll take that wager, Ser Alliser," Jon said. "I'd love to see Ghost juggle.

Expect nothing of Walder Frey, and you will never be surprised.

Um leitor vive mil vidas antes de morrer. O homem que nunca lê vive apenas uma.

So they called it, though I never saw a king, nor earned a penny. It was a war, though. That it was.

It was the feel of it, the love of it, not the thought: it was instinct and reflex and knowing the wind, and Maris was the wind.

When all the trees have been cut down and all the animals have been hunted to extinction, when all the waters are polluted and the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money.

all sins may be forgiven, but crimes must still be punished.

For hands of gold are always cold, but a woman's hands are warm.

A sword’s a sword, a helm’s a helm, and if you reach in the fire you get burned, no matter who you’re serving.

When you find yourself in bed with an ugly woman, the best thing to do is close your eyes and get on with it

Think of it. We know truth for the cruel instrument it is. Beauty is infinitely preferable to truth. We invent beauty. Faiths, political movements, high ideals, belief in love and fellowship. All of them are lies. We tell those lies, among others, endless others. We improve on history and myth and religion, make each more beautiful, better, easier to believe in. Our lies are not perfect, of course. The truths are too big. But perhaps someday we will find one great lie that all humanity can use.

Every flight begins with a fall.

Cersei wondered what it would feel like to kiss another woman. Not lightly on the cheek, as was common courtesy amongst ladies of high birth, but full upon the lips. Taena's lips were very full. She wondered what it would feel like to suckle on those breasts, to lay the Myrish woman on her back and push her legs apart and use her as a man would use her.