844 Quotes by George R. R. Martin

What are gods for if not to sit in judgment over men? The Many-Faced God does not weigh men's souls, however. He gives his gift to the best of men as he gives it to the worst. Elsewise the good would live forever.

No mortal man could frighten him, no more than the darkness could, nor the bones of his soul, the grey and grisly bones of his soul.

Valar Morghulis- All men must die

I think life is a jape. Yours, mine, everyone's

We're all just songs in the end. If we are lucky.

We all dream of things we cannot have.

Nothing bores me more than books where you read two pages and you know exactly how it's going to come out. I want twists and turns that surprise me, characters that have a difficult time and that I don't know if they're going to live or die.

I've been very lucky. There were times when I was afraid I would never sell another book, but I never doubted I'd write another book.

The Lord of Light in his wisdom made us male and female, two parts of a greater whole. In our joining there is power. Power to make life. Power to make light. Power to cast shadows.