Quotes by George R.R. Martin

I have more concern for my nephews welfare than for Lannister pride.

Its not a career for anyone who needs or values security. Its a career for gamblers. Every time you write a book you roll the dice again.

He is a sweet boy, quick to laugh, easy to love.

Summer will end soon enough, and childhood as well.

She tried so hard to be brave, to be fierce as a wolverine and all, but sometimes she felt like she was just a little girl after all.

Were children. Were supposed to be childish.

No wounded man shall sound me and live.

No one has ever died of restlessness, but rashness is another matter. Weve planted seeds, let them grow.

You can write the most detailed, vivid description of an ax entering a skull, and nobody will say a word in protest. But if you write a similarly detailed description of a penis entering a vagina, you get letters from people saying theyll never read you again. What the hell? Penises entering vaginas bring a lot more joy into the world than axes entering skulls.

I can describe an axe entering a human skull in great explicit detail and no one will blink twice at it. I provide a similar description, just as detailed, of a penis entering a vagina, and I get letters about it and people swearing off. To my mind this is kind of frustrating, it’s madness. Ultimately, in the history of [the] world, penises entering vaginas have given a lot of people a lot of pleasure; axes entering skulls, well, not so much.

My smile is my servant, he should come at my command.

Why would the stars want to look down on such as me?

My own heroes are the dreamers, those men and women who tried to make the world a better place than when they found it, whether in small ways or great ones. Some succeeded, some failed, most had mixed results... but it is the effort thats heroic, as I see it. Win or lose, I admire those who fight the good fight.

A sworn sworn owes his liege our service and obedience, but this is madness.

She could not bear to look at him just now. If she did, she might well slap him again. Or cry. Or kiss him. And never know which was right and which was wrong and which was madness.

His wits have gone dark as his eyes

Only the innocent know the peace of untroubled sleep. Confess sins, and you will sleep like a newborn babe.

When a dog goes bad, the fault lies with his master.

I value my privacy, and if sometimes my actions seem strange or arbitrary or capricious, I do not want them challenged.

Can a man still be brave if hes afraid? Thats the only tine a man can be brave.