There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: “Not today.

I suppose I'm a lapsed Catholic. You would consider me an atheist or agnostic.

Some battles are won with swords and spears, others with quills and ravens.

It’s being ready to accept rejection. You can work on a book for two years and get it published, and it’s like you may as well have thrown it down a well. It’s not all champagne and doing interviews with The New York Times.

Is it so far from madness to wisdom?" - Daenerys Targaryen

I try to make the readers feel they've lived the events of the book. Just as you grieve if a friend is killed, you should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care. If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it's a superficial experience isn't it?

I just need to rest, that’s all, to rest and sleep some, and maybe die a little.