I have a huge emotional attachment to characters I've created, especially the viewpoint characters.

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.

The window shades have all been removed. Nighttime is now free to encroach.

I like Kauffman Stadium in Kansas City. With the waterfall and things like that, I think it's pretty cool.

A cross centered life is made up of cross centered days.

The garden is as good a symbol as you can find of a dialectic between spheres of experience - of culture and nature - that presuppose one another.

Can the darkness condemn the light?

Not that I was worried about anyone stealing my car. I once had a car thief offer to get me something better for a sweetheart rate.

I'd date someone younger or older age doesn't matter to me. Or looks, really - it's all about maturity.

If you have managers reporting to managers in a startup, you will fail.

Whatever I did, I did with love and I did with honesty.

The more people's money you take to do something, the more inputs you get.