I'm a huge fan of Tolkien. I read those books when I was in junior high school and high school, and they had a profound effect on me. I'd read other fantasy before, but none of them that I loved like Tolkien.

You've got a bold tongue, little man. One day, someone is like to cut it out and make you eat it.

Of course it’s not enough to be a good man to be an effective ruler and it never has been.

My brother is undoubtedly arrogant," Tyrion Lannister replied. "My father is the soul of avarice, and my sweet sister Cersei lusts for power with every waking breath. I, however, am innocent as a little lamb. Shall I bleat for you?

These old knights are more cunning than you think, or they would never have lived to see their first grey hair.

Nothing bores me more than books where you read two pages and you know exactly how it's going to come out. I want twists and turns that surprise me, characters that have a difficult time and that I don't know if they're going to live or die.

You know, I've always considered women to be people.