There is a savage beast in every man, and when you hand that man a sword or spear and send him forth to war, the beast stirs.

We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously.

What would a Frey know of honor? - Sir Davos Seaworth

If half an onion is black with rot, it is a rotten onion. A man is good or he is evil. (Melisandre of Asshai)

Yes - 90% of fantasy is crap. And so is 90% of science fiction and 90% of mystery fiction and 90% of literary fiction.

The man who passes the sentence should swing the sword.

I have always been a dark writer.