Trust is earned. Like gold.

I've been very lucky. There were times when I was afraid I would never sell another book, but I never doubted I'd write another book.

Sometimes there is no happy choice, Sam, only one less grievous than the others. - Jon Snow

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

The white horse and the black one wheeled like lovers at a harvest dance, the riders throwing steel in place of kisses.

The gods don’t care about men, no more than kings care about peasants.

You should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care.