You do not steal from the dragon, oh, no. The dragon remembers.

A lot of writing takes place in the subconscious, and it's bound to have an effect.

His chains chinked softly. I seldom fling children from towers to improve their health. Yes, I meant for him to die.

The strongest trees are rooted in the dark places of the earth. Darkness will be your cloak, your shield, your mother's milk. Darkness will make you strong.

Those are brave men... lets go kill them

I had these cheap alien toys and I made up stories for them. They were space pirates. They didn’t have names so I made up names. These were the first stories I wrote. Even as a little kid I was thinking about torture.

Let me tell you something about wolves, child. When the snows fall and the white winds blow, the lone wolf dies, but the pack survives. In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths. So if you must hate, Arya, hate those who would truly do us harm.