The greatest fools are ofttimes more clever than the men who laugh at them.

I was a journalism major, and I would take creative writing classes as part of that, but I would also look for opportunities to write stories for some of my other classes. So for my course in Scandinavian history, I asked if I could write historical fiction instead of term papers. Sometimes they’d say yes.

He was no dragon, Dany thought, curiously calm. Fire cannot kill a dragon

I am loyal to my beloved Joffrey. (Sansa) No doubt. As loyal as a deer surrounded by wolves. (Tyrion) Lions, she whispered without thinking.

It's different for every writer. It's not a career for anyone who needs security. It's a career for gamblers. It's a career of ups and downs.

Love is sweet, dearest Ned, but it cannot change a man's nature. -- Lyanna

He who hurries through life hurries to his grave.