The morning air was dark with the smoke of burning gods.

- Some men think because they are afraid to do. - There is a difference between fear and caution.

Ned was clad in a white linen doublet with the direwolf of Stark on the breast; his black wool cloak was fastened at the collar by his silver hand of office. Black and white and grey, all the shades of truth.

The most important thing for any aspiring writer, is to read! And not just the sort of thing you're trying to write, be that fantasy, SF, comic books, whatever. You need to read everything.

There are too many steps in this castle, and it seems to me they add a few every night, just to vex me" - Maester Cressen

You are the blood of the dragon. You can make a hat.

A lot of writing takes place in the subconscious, and it's bound to have an effect.