844 Quotes by George R. R. Martin

I know some writers can write on the road, but I'm not one of them.

Speak the name, and death will come. On the morrow, at the turn of the moon, a year from this day, it will come. A man does not fly like a bird, but one foot moves and then another and one day a man is there.

The man who never reads lives only one.

The real issue lies in the North beyond the Wall. Stannis becomes one of the few characters fully to understand that, which is why in spite of everything he is a righteous man.

She is not truly beautiful but something about her draws the eye.

I love fantasy. I grew up reading fantasy.

The women are the strong ones, truly.

Once, I cut off a man's head, but he did not know it until he tried to brush his hair. Then it fell off.

Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next.