Of all the bright cruel lies they tell you, the cruelest is the one called love.
George R. R. MartinA bag of dragons buys a man's silence for a while, but a well-placed quarrel buys it forever.
George R. R. MartinIf the novels are still being read in 50 years, no one is ever going to say: 'What's great about that sixth book is that he met his deadline!' It will be about how the whole thing stands up.
George R. R. MartinAs Daenerys Targaryen rose to her feet, her black hissed, pale smoke venting from its mouth and nostrils. The other two pulled away from her breasts and added their voices to the call, translucent wings unfolding and stirring the air, and for the first time in hundreds of years, the night came alive with the music of dragons.
George R. R. Martin