A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one.

I never wanted to see half the things I've seen, and I've never seen half the things I wanted to. I don't think wanting comes into it. You'd best go all the same.

As much as I love historical fiction, my problem with historical fiction is that you always know what's going to happen.

Faith is like porridge. Better with milk and honey.

Don't write outlines; I hate outlines.

As Daenerys Targaryen rose to her feet, her black hissed, pale smoke venting from its mouth and nostrils. The other two pulled away from her breasts and added their voices to the call, translucent wings unfolding and stirring the air, and for the first time in hundreds of years, the night came alive with the music of dragons.

Writing is like sausage making in my view; you'll all be happier in the end if you just eat the final product without knowing what's gone into it.