Writing is like sausage making in my view; you'll all be happier in the end if you just eat the final product without knowing what's gone into it.

I beg you both, take heart.'(Varys) 'Whose?' asked Tyrion sourly. He could think of several tempting choices.

The true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves.

Believe it or not, I worked four summers in college as a sports writer covering baseball for a parks and rec department in Bayonne, N.J.

I wanted to write a big novel, something epic in scale.

Arya lifted her gaze from the dead man and his dead dog. Jaqen H'ghar was leaning up against the side of the Wailing Tower. When he saw her looking, he lifted a hand to his face and laid two fingers casually against his cheek.

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.