'Dreamsongs' allows me to show the scope of my writing - with personal commentary that puts the works in context and includes some autobiographical details intended to reveal how each piece came to be, what it represents, and how it has formed, or been informed by, my philosophy of writing.
George R. R. MartinThe best fantasy is written in the language of dreams. It is alive as dreams are alive, more real than real, for a moment at least, that long magic moment before we wake.
George R. R. MartinDonโt call me Lord Snow.โ The dwarf lifted an eyebrow. โWould you rather be called the Imp? Let them see that their words can cut you and youโll never be free of the mockery. If they want to give you a name take it make it your own. Then they canโt hurt you with it anymore.
George R. R. MartinWhen the sun rises in the west and sets in the east," she said sadly. "When the seas go dry and mountains blow in the wind like leaves. When my womb quickens again, and I bear a living child. Then you will return, my sun-and-stars, and not before." -Daenerys Targaryen
George R. R. MartinPeople often claim to hunger for truth, but seldom like the taste when it's served up.
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