Unfortunately in television, for whatever reason, fantasy became thought of as a kids' genre.

Sleep is good, he said, And books are better.

In King’s Landing, there are two sorts of people. The players and the pieces… Every man’s a piece to start with, and every maid as well. Even some who think they are players." Petyr Baelish

You can't hammer tin into iron, no matter how hard you beat it, but that doesn't mean it's useless.

I wanted to write a big novel, something epic in scale.

He raised his eyes. "Sister. See. This time I knew you." Asha's heart skipped a beat. "Theon?" His lips skinned back in what might have been a grin. Half his teeth were gone, and half those still left him were broken and splintered. "Theon," he repeated. "My name is Theon. You have to know your name.

Let him grow taller,she asked the gods.Let him know sixteen, and twenty, and fifty. Let him grow as tall as his father, and hold his own son in his arms. Please, please, please.