George R. R. Martin Quotes

782 quotes · Novelist, Screenwriter

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George R. R. Martin Quotes

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George R. R. Martin

Novelist, Screenwriter

Grateful

“I don’t know what message to send to Bran. Help him Tyrion.” “What help could I give him? I am no maester, to ease his pain. I have no spell to give him back his legs.” “You gave me help when I needed it” Jon Snow said. “I gave you nothing,” Tyrion said. “Words.” “Then give your words to Bran too.”

Giving Pain Snow

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George R. R. Martin

Novelist, Screenwriter

Angry

“Yes - 90% of fantasy is crap. And so is 90% of science fiction and 90% of mystery fiction and 90% of literary fiction.”

Fiction Mystery Fantasy

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Creative

“A lot of writing takes place in the subconscious, and it's bound to have an effect.”

Writing Effects

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Philosophical

“If? The word is when.”

Ifs

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Philosophical

“What the King dreams, the Hand builds.”

Dream Hands Kings

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Anxious

“I need to sleep, but fear to dream.”

Needs Dream

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Wise

“All fiction has to have a certain amount of truth in it to be powerful.”

Powerful Fiction

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Creative

“There are two kinds of writers. There are architects and gardeners. The architects do blueprints before they drive the first nail. The gardeners just dig a hole and plant the seed and see what comes up.”

Two Firsts Nails

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Angry

“You've got a bold tongue, little man. One day, someone is like to cut it out and make you eat it.”

Men Cutting One Day

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Angry

“You kill men for the wrongs they have done, not the wrongs that they may do someday.”

Men May

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Angry

“The best calumnies are spiced with truth.”

Calumny

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Philosophical

“...the man who passes the sentence should swing the sword." "...a ruler who hides behind paid executioners soon forgets what death is.”

Men Integrity Swings

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