I prefer to work with grey characters rather than black and white.

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.

If I have enough money to eat I'm good.

I still call Texas home. It is where I spent most of my life growing up.

I have family in Tanzania. I can't even explain the joy of riding through the Tanzania national park and seeing giraffes run across the road and elephants over in a pond and baboons running.

Beverages have to be created. And they're created by looking at what trend is in, say, the fashion industry - what color's hot right now.

The American way is to criticize and debate openly, not to accept unthinkingly the doings of government officials of this or any other country.

From joy I came, for joy I live, in sacred joy I melt.

Lie bills and calculations much perplexed, With steam-boats, frigates, and machinery quaint Traced over them in blue and yellow paint.

Once you have known the generosity of existence you will never feel miserable.

Just as worship begins in holy expectancy, it ends in holy obedience. If worship does not propel us into greater obedience, it has not been worship.

The United States themselves are essentially the greatest poem.