But my philosophy is that plot advancement is not what the experience of reading fiction is about. If all we care about is advancing the plot, why read novels? We can just read Cliffs Notes.

When the sun has set, no candle can replace it.

The brightest flame casts the darkest shadow.

When you tear out a man's tongue, you are not proving him a liar, you're only telling the world that you fear what he might say.

A Lannister always pays his debts.

There are no men like me. There's only me

For the night is dark and full of terrors.

A cold wind was blowing from the north, and it made the trees rustle like living things.

The true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves.

The Lord of Winterfell would always be a Stark

The only time a man can be brave is when he is afraid.

And since I am a man, I would appreciate it if you would cry for us both, gatita.

Sometimes when people look at the work I've done with my family, they think it's autobiographical. But it really isn't. It's more about the idea of family.

The physical body is not only a temple for our soul, but the means by which we embark on the inward journey toward the core.

If you have script problems and you don't fix them by the time you shoot, your script problems are now 40 feet tall.

... no man can be psychologically castrated without his co-operation!

Good news comes in large packages

Who cares what you are just enjoy it!

Love looketh from the eye, and kindleth love by looking.

Ignore the people who advice you patience! There is no time for patience! Those who are patient for many years about anything are mad!

Success comes only for those groups that overcome the all-too-human behavioral tendencies that corrupt teams and breed dysfunctional politics within them.