I donโt know if I have any particular views about women in positions of power, though I do think itโs more difficult for women, particularly in a Medieval setting. They have the additional problem that theyโre a woman and people donโt want them in a position of power in an essentially patriarchal society.
George R. R. MartinI always give my students exercises where they really have to open a vein and bleed all over the paper and that's the way you get the important characters. Sooner or later every writer worth reading writes a story his mother wouldn't read and having to get that stuff out is part of one's growth as a writer.
George R. R. MartinCatelyn wanted to run to him, to kiss his sweet brow, to wrap him in her arms so tightly that he would never come to harm.
George R. R. MartinI want to weep, she thought. I want to be comforted. I'm so tired of being strong. I want to be foolish and frightened for once. Just for a small while, that's all....a day.....an hour.
George R. R. Martin