Once, I cut off a man's head, but he did not know it until he tried to brush his hair. Then it fell off.
George R. R. MartinThe wide world is full of people wanting help, Jon. Would that some could find the courage to help themselves. - Lord Commander Mormont
George R. R. MartinNow I understand why King Stannis let the wildlings through the Wall. He means for us to eat them.
George R. R. MartinIn order to get inside their skin, I have to identify with them. That includes even the ones who are complete bastards, nasty, twisted, deeply flawed human beings with serious psychological problems. Even them. When I get inside their skin and look out through their eyes, I have to feel a certain - if not sympathy, certainly empathy for them. I have to try to perceive the world as they do, and that creates a certain amount of affection.
George R. R. Martin