I've said in many interviews that I like my fiction to be unpredictable. I like there to be considerable suspense.

Jon Snow: I'm not afraid to die. Mormont: Nor life, I hope.

My brother has his sword, King Robert has his warhammer and I have my mind...and a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone if it is to keep its edge. That's why I read so much Jon Snow.

Summer is the time for squabbles. In winter, we must protect one another, keep each other warm, share our strengths.

It's very hard to find a good child actor. There are a lot of child actors out there, especially in America, and they're cute kids, but most child actors appear on sitcoms where their main role is to be cute and make funny little remarks.

When treating with liars, even an honest man must lie.

When I sleep I turn into a wolf. Bran turned his face away and looked back out into the night. Do wolves dreams?