George R. R. Martin Quotes

American writer and television producer (born 1948)

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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"Hodor," said Hodor.

The gods mock the prayers of kings and cowherds alike.

He has no choice.'
'You are wrong, my lord. He can choose to die a king.

A craven can be as brave as any man, when there is nothing to fear. And we all do our duty, when there is no cost to it. How easy it seems then, to walk the path of honor.

I've been killing characters my entire career, maybe I'm just a bloody minded bastard, I don't know, [but] when my characters are in danger, I want you to be afraid to turn the page (and to do that) you need to show right from the beginning that you're playing for keeps.

And what lesson can we draw from Volantene history?”
“If you want to conquer the world, you best have dragons.

Queen you shall be, until there comes another, younger and more beautiful, to cast you down and take all that you hold dear.