A man who sees nothing has no use for his eyes,” the Mountain declared. “Cut them out and give them to your next outrider. Tell him you hope that four eyes might see better than two . . . and if not, the man after him will have six.

'Dreamsongs' allows me to show the scope of my writing - with personal commentary that puts the works in context and includes some autobiographical details intended to reveal how each piece came to be, what it represents, and how it has formed, or been informed by, my philosophy of writing.

Words are like arrows, Arianne. Once loosed, you cannot call them back. - Areo Hotah

The eunuch had looked death in the face, so near he might have kissed her on the lips.

his snores sounded like ducks mating.

I want to make my kingdom beautiful, to fill it with fat men and pretty maids and laughing children. I want my people to smile when they see me ride by, the way Viserys said they smiled for my father. (Daenerys)

There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings.