The best calumnies are spiced with truth.

Swords have been my life, not books. But every child knows that the Targaryens have always danced too close to madness. Your father was not the first. King Jaehaerys once told me that madness and greatness are two sides of the same coin. Every time a new Targaryen is born, he said, the gods toss the coin in the air and the world holds its breath to see how it will land.

Why ask for truth," Ser Barristan said softly, "if you close your ears to it?

My biggest dream was to ruin the lives of my readers and crush their souls... And I really think that worked out pretty well for me.

Control your generosity when dealing with a chronic borrower.

And I have a tender spot in my heart for cripples and bastards and broken things.

It's very hard to find a good child actor. There are a lot of child actors out there, especially in America, and they're cute kids, but most child actors appear on sitcoms where their main role is to be cute and make funny little remarks.