A good act does not wash out the bad, nor a bad act the good. Each should have its own reward.

Her lord father had taught her never to steal, but it was growing harder to remember why.

Different roads sometimes lead to the same castle.

Life is not a song, sweetling. Someday you may learn that, to your sorrow.

The great thing about reading is that it broadens your life

If the day comes when you would find me again, give that coin to any man from Braavos, and say these words to him--valar morghulis.

I believe that a writer learns from every story he writes, and when you try different things, you learn different lessons. Working with other writers, as in Hollywood or in a shared world series, will also strengthen your skills, by exposing you to new ways of seeing the work, and different approaches to certain creative challenges.