“Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.”
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George Raymond Richard Martin (born September 20, 1948), sometimes referred to as GRRM, is an American author and screenwriter of fantasy, horror, and science fiction. He is best known for his ongoing *A Song of Ice and Fire* series of epic fantasy novels. Critics have described Martin's work as dark and cynical. His first novel, Dying of the Light, set the tone for most of his future work; it is set on a mostly abandoned planet that is slowly becoming uninhabitable as it moves away from its sun. This story, and many of Martin's others, have a strong sense of melancholy. His characters are often unhappy, or at least unsatisfied - trying to stay idealistic in a ruthless world. Many have elements of tragic heroes in them. Reviewer T. M. Wagner writes, "Let it never be said Martin doesn't share Shakespeare's fondness for the senselessly tragic." This gloominess can be an obstacle for some readers. The Inchoatus Group writes, "If this absence of joy is going to trouble you, or you’re looking for something more affirming, then you should probably seek elsewhere." ([Source][1]) [1]: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/George_R._R._Martin
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“Every man should lose a battle in his youth, so he does not lose a war when he is old.”
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“Men's lives have meaning, not their deaths.”
“Fantasy is silver and scarlet, indigo and azure, obsidian veined with gold and lapis lazuli. Reality is plywood and plastic, done up in mud brown and olive drab. Fantasy tastes of habaneros...”
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“We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously.”
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“Noseless and Handless, the Lannister Boys.”
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“People often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.”
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“It was queer how sometimes a child's innocent eyes can see things that grown men are blind to.”
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“He drew the dagger and laid it on the table between them; a length of dragonbone and Valyrian steel, as sharp as the difference between right and wrong, between true and false, between life...”
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“Half-truths are worth more than outright lies.”
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“Fat men take a cushion with them wherever they go.”
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“It is one thing to be clever and another to be wise.”
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“Let them see that their words can cut you, and you’ll never be free of the mockery”
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“You ought to be blowing me kisses, wench.”
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“Jon Snow, is this a proper castle now? Not just a tower?” “It is.” Jon took her hand. “Good,” she whispered. “I wanted t’ see one proper castle, before … before I …” “You’ll see hundred cast...”
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“Was there ever a war where only one side bled?”
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“She had no time for sleep, with the weight of the world upon her shoulders. And she feared to dream. Sleep is a little death, dreams the whisperings of the Other, who would drag us all into...”
“Why won't they let me be? I just need to rest, that's all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a little.”
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“The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.”
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“This was how an enemy should be dealt with: with a dagger, not a declaration.”
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“An honorable death is well and good, but if the life at stake is not your own, what then?”