- Some men think because they are afraid to do. - There is a difference between fear and caution.

Bear Island knows no king but the King in the North, whose name is STARK.

There are no heroes...in life, the monsters win.

If there are gods, why is the world so full of pain and injustice?' 'Because of men like you.

I've said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be considerable suspense.

Pyp had stabbed a turnip with his knife. "The night is dark and full of turnips," he announced in a solemn voice. "Let us all pray for venison, my children, with some onions and a bit of tasty gravy.

You always try to do your own thing. One of the things I wanted to do was to write a book that combines some of the best traits of contemporary fantasy with some of the traits of the historical novel.