I have the virtue of being still amongst the living. Some would say that is my only virtue.

She had put despair and fear aside, as if they were garments she did not choose to wear.

Cersei Lannister: I shall wear this as a badge of honor. Robert Barathon: Wear it in silence or I'll honor you again.

There is magic in my universe, but it's pretty low magic compared to other fantasies.

I've always preferred writing about grey characters and human characters. Whether they are giants or elves or dwarves, or whatever they are, they're still human, and the human heart is still in conflict with the self.

Courage and folly are cousins, or so I’ve heard.

A man who won't listen can't hear.