Some writers enjoy writing, I am told. Not me. I enjoy having written.

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.

In the morning, celebrate the beauty and warmth of sun light, in the evening, celebrate the song of silence and love of night.

you are not an athlete because of what you can do, but because of who you are: a team player, someone who never quits, who strives to be his personal best, and who believes in fair play.

These days, the bigger the company, the less you can figure out what it does.

I've been surprised to learn how many people love poetry. It's beautiful to see that people want poetry in their lives.

I'm not angry, I'm not an angry person, but I do sometimes like playing with the perception of anger, as in pretending that I'm more angry than I actually am, and sometimes it works quite well.

The radical elements in Islam are very dangerous. They want to achieve a return to the Islamic purity of the Middle Ages.

Fellow from Texas can tell the difference between grass-roots and AstroTurf.

Everyone loves a mysterious country.

God in His wisdom made the fly And then forgot to tell us why.

The days will always be brighter because he existed. The nights will always be darker because he's gone.