She remembered the godswood, drooping branches heavy with moisture, and the sound of her brother’s laughter as he chased her through piles of damp leaves.

Prince Rhaegar loved his Lady Lyanna, and thousands died for it.

The man who never reads lives only one.

...if you dance with dragons, you must expect to burn.

I have some other novels I want to write. I have a lot of short stories - I love the short story.

I believe that a writer learns from every story he writes, and when you try different things, you learn different lessons. Working with other writers, as in Hollywood or in a shared world series, will also strengthen your skills, by exposing you to new ways of seeing the work, and different approaches to certain creative challenges.

A lord must learn that sometimes words can accomplish what swords cannot.