I have always regarded historical fiction and fantasy as sisters under the skin, two genres separated at birth.

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.

Would he find her?Without question.Would he save her?Always.

There is no hospitality like understanding.

It’s not how you start that’s important, but how well you finish!

Every day that we read the news we have the possibility of being confronted with a fact about our world that is wildly different from what we thought we knew.

The secret of happiness is to admire without desiring. And that is not happiness.

Hopefully, that people could see a progression in my performances because that's how it's always felt to me.

I have a perfectionist mentality; I want things to be right. But I've had a little duel over the years with that mentality. Because it can inhibit you.

My inner motivation is to make the world a better place; the bad guy and the good guy think the same thing.

A flower is not better when it blooms than when it is merely a bud; at each stage it is the same thing — a flower in the process of expressing its potential.

First of all, farmers should work with universities and research institutions in the country, and hopefully with the government.