Quotes by George R.R. Martin
Never forget what you are, for surely the world will not. Make it your strength. Then it can never be your weakness. Armour yourself in it, and it will never be used to hurt you.
- George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
Some old wounds never truly heal, and bleed again at the slightest word.
- George R.R. Martin
A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.
- George R.R. Martin
Art is not a democracy. People don’t get to vote on how it ends.
- George R.R. Martin
The things we love destroy us every time, lad. Remember that.
- George R.R. Martin
A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge.
- George R.R. Martin
Everything’s better with some wine in the belly.
- George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.
- George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously.
- George R.R. Martin
“Can a man still be brave if he’s afraid?”
“That is the only time a man can be brave.”
- George R.R. Martin
If I look back I am lost.
- George R.R. Martin
Fear cuts deeper than swords.
- George R.R. Martin, A Game of Thrones
A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.
― George R.R. Martin
Nothing burns like the cold.
― George R.R. Martin
Winter is coming.
― George R.R. Martin