All the world knew that a maester forged his silver link when he learned the art of healingโbut the world preferred to forget that men who knew how to heal also knew how to kill.
George R. R. MartinI'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.
George R. R. MartinAnd when you have it, what then? Some secrets are safer kept hidden. Some secrets are too dangerous to share, even with those you love and trust.
George R. R. MartinThe best writing advice I had was [in] โHeinleinโs Rules for Writersโ by (American science fiction author) Robert A. Heinlein. His first rule is that you must write, and I was already doing that, but his second rule is, โYou must finish what you write,โ and that had a big impact on me.
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