His cloak was his crowning glory; sable, thick and black and soft as sin.

The way my books are structured, everyone was together, then they all went their separate ways and the story deltas out like that, and now it’s getting to the point where the story is beginning to delta back in, and the viewpoint characters are occasionally meeting up with each other now and being in the same point at the same time, which gives me a lot more flexibility for killing people.

Even in dreams, you could not fall forever.

They can keep their heaven. When I die, I’d sooner go to Middle Earth.

Always keep your foes confused. If they are never certain who you are or what you want, they cannot know what you are like to do next. Sometimes the best way to baffle them is to make moves that have no purpose, or even seem to work against you. Remember that, Sansa, when you come to play the game.” “What . . . what game?” “The only game. The game of thrones.” -(Littlefinger)

You lie. Worse, you lie poorly.

You'll find truth in your looking glass, not on the tongues of men.