I never finished any of my early stories. They were all beginnings, an endless number of beginnings.

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.

Ungodliness is confronting the society and everyone seems to be at its mercy because of greed for pleasure.

My dad was an autoworker, my mom was a clerk. Until I was thirty-five, I never made more than fifteen thousand dollars a year.

Most readers, then and now, have at some time experienced the humiliation of being told that their occupation is reprehensible.

About two-thirds of bachelor's degree holders borrow to go to school, and on average they're graduating with more than $26,000 in debt.

Fabulous place, Dublin is. The trouble is, you work hard and in Dublin you play hard as well.

Children want the challenge of difficult tasks - just look how much better they are than their parents on a computer.

Temptations, like misfortunes, are sent to test our moral strength.

The E Myth. Most entrepreneurs are merely technicians with an entrepreneurial seizure. Most entrepreneurs fail because you are working IN your business rather than ON your business.

Oakland is home, and you always want to go home. Anytime you get the chance, you're happy to go home.

I didn't have many ups and downs, and I just tried to par every hole.