Sleep is a little death, dreams the whisperings of the Other, who would drag us all into his eternal night.

I'm a strong believer in telling stories through a limited but very tight third person point of view. I have used other techniques during my career, like the first person or the omniscient view point, but I actually hate the omniscient viewpoint. None of us have an omniscient viewpoint; we are alone in the universe. We hear what we can hear... we are very limited. If a plane crashes behind you I would see it but you wouldn't. That's the way we perceive the world and I want to put my readers in the head of my characters.

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

A long summer always meant a long winter to come.

Only a fool humbles himself when the world is so full of men eager to do that job for him. (Theon Greyjoy)

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.

What could he have done, one man against so many?" He could have tried, Brienne thought.