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George R.R. Martin
“A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.”
“Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.”
“The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that.”
“Laughter is poison to fear.”
“The man who fears losing has already lost.”
“I have a realistic grasp of my own strengths and weaknesses. My mind is my weapon. My brother has his sword, King Rober...
“The years pass in their hundreds and their thousands, and what does any man see of life but a few summers, a few winter...
“Men live their lives trapped in an eternal present, between the mists of memory and the sea of shadow that is all we kn...
“... a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.”
“When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies but the pack survives.”
“People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.”
“Oh, my sweet summer child," Old Nan said quietly, "what do you know of fear?Fear is for the winter, my little lord, whe...
“You may be as different as the sun and the moon, but the same blood flows through both your hearts. You need her, as sh...
“It was queer how sometimes a child's innocent eyes can see things that grown men are blind to.”
“Be careful you don't cut yourself. The edges are sharp enough to shave with.''Girls don't shave', Arya said.'Maybe they...
“Before he had lost his sight, the maester had loved books as much as Samwell Tarly did. He understood the way that you ...
“Bran thought about it. 'Can a man still be brave if he's afraid?''That is the only time a man can be brave,' his father...
“Most men would rather deny a hard truth than face it.”
“I have lived a thousand lives and I’ve loved a thousand loves. I’ve walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time. ...
“My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends ...
“A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.”
“He'll be down with the books. My old septon used to say books are dead men talking. Dead men should keep quiet is what ...
“Once she had loved Prince Joffrey with all her heart, and admired and trusted her his mother, the queen. They had repai...
“Writing is like sausage making in my view; you'll all be happier in the end if you just eat the final product without k...
“Fear cuts deeper than swords.”
“Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities.”
“It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.”
“There's no shame in fear, my father told me, what matters is how we face it.”
“Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.”
“Do you want to die old and craven in your bed?- How else? Though not till I'm done reading.”
“Some menthinkbecause they're afraid todo.”
