Faith is like porridge. Better with milk and honey.

The common people pray for rain, healthy children and a summer that never ends. It is no matter to them if the high lords play their game of thrones, so long as they are left in peace.

In my 10 years that I spent out in TV and film, I had my shares of frustrations and annoyances and disappointments, but also I think it was, in the long run, it was very good for me in a whole bunch of ways.

Inside the room, a man and a woman were wrestling. They were both naked.

A thousand deaths would still be less than he deserves.

It was a story called ‘The Hero’ which I sold to Galaxy magazine in 1970, for $94.

It seemed cruel for a day to dawn so fair and end so foul as this one promised to.