But Tolkien doesn't ask the question: What was Aragorn's tax policy?

Do the dead frighten you?

What would a Frey know of honor? - Sir Davos Seaworth

I work for two years on a book and it comes out and two days later I've got my first e-mail: When is the next one coming out?

There is something old and true in fantasy that speaks to something deep within us, to the child who dreamt that one day he would hunt the forests of the night, and feast beneath the hollow hills, and find a love to last forever somewhere south of Oz and north of Shangri-La.

Remember Old Nan's stories, Bran. Remember the way she told them, the sound of her voice. So long as you do that, part of her will always be alive in you.

I was a novelist first. But in the mid 80s, I did work in television for ten years. And yes, that was frequently the reaction to my scripts. People would say, you know, George, this is great. We love it, a terrific script, but it would cost five times our budget to shoot this.