I have climbed these steps so often I know each one by name.

First rule, stick them with the pointy end!

It was a story called ‘The Hero’ which I sold to Galaxy magazine in 1970, for $94.

The Gods give with one hand and take with the other.

These old knights are more cunning than you think, or they would never have lived to see their first grey hair.

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.

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies.