Power resides only where men believe it resides. [...] A shadow on the wall, yet shadows can kill. And ofttimes a very small man can cast a very large shadow.
George R. R. MartinI've never been quite sure what the point of a eunuch is, if truth be told. It seems to me they're only men with the useful bits cut off.
George R. R. MartinA lot of writing takes place in the subconscious, and it's bound to have an effect.
George R. R. MartinThe way my books are structured, everyone was together, then they all went their separate ways and the story deltas out like that, and now itโs getting to the point where the story is beginning to delta back in, and the viewpoint characters are occasionally meeting up with each other now and being in the same point at the same time, which gives me a lot more flexibility for killing people.
George R. R. Martin