I donโt know if I have any particular views about women in positions of power, though I do think itโs more difficult for women, particularly in a Medieval setting. They have the additional problem that theyโre a woman and people donโt want them in a position of power in an essentially patriarchal society.
George R. R. MartinI like dogs better than knights. A hound will die for you, but never lie to you. And he'll look you straight in the face. He cupped her under the jaw, raising her chin, his fingers pinchingher painfully. And that's more than little birds can do, isn't it? I never got my song.
George R. R. Martin