A lot of writing takes place in the subconscious, and it's bound to have an effect.

Love is sweet, dearest Ned, but it cannot change a man's nature. -- Lyanna

Woman?” She chuckled. “Is that meant to insult me? I would return the slap, if I took you for a man.” Dany met his stare. “I am Daenerys Stormborn of House Targaryen, the Unburnt, Mother of Dragons, khaleesi to Drogo’s riders, and queen of the Seven Kingdoms of Westeros.

She had never loved him so much as she did in that instant.

What do you like to do?” She scuffed a toe amongst the rushes. “Needlework.” “Very restful, isn’t it?” “Well,” said Arya, “not the way I do it.

Nothing bores me more than books where you read two pages and you know exactly how it's going to come out. I want twists and turns that surprise me, characters that have a difficult time and that I don't know if they're going to live or die.

If half an onion is black with rot, it is a rotten onion. A man is good or he is evil. (Melisandre of Asshai)