I've been many kinds of writers in my career: novelist; tele-playwright; short story writer. As a high-school student, I wrote amateur pieces for fanzines, and I've written for Hollywood.

If I could wish the Kingslayer back in chains I would. You freed him without my knowledge or consent... but what you did, I know you did for love. For Arya and Sansa, and out of grief for Bran and Rickon. Love’s not always wise, I’ve learned. It can lead us to great folly, but we follow our hearts... wherever they take us. Don’t we, Mother?

The maester smiled...Hush now, child, I'm much older than you. I can....die as I please.

So be it. I'll wear my iron and hold my tongue. A man who won't listen can't hear.

There is magic in my universe, but it's pretty low magic compared to other fantasies.

Once you’ve accepted your flaws, no one can use them against you.

Sleep is good, he said, And books are better.