Pyp had stabbed a turnip with his knife. "The night is dark and full of turnips," he announced in a solemn voice. "Let us all pray for venison, my children, with some onions and a bit of tasty gravy.

If? The word is when.

Madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin. Every time a new Targaryen is born, the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land.

I wanted to write a big novel, something epic in scale.

You promised him vengeance as well.' 'I promised him justice.' 'Call it what you will. It still comes down to blood." - Tywin & Tyrion

I like grey characters; fantasy for too long has been focused on very stereotypical heroes and villains.

It's a fool boy who mocks a giant, and a mad world when a cripple has to defend him.