What did George R. R. Martin mean by: The gods are blind. And men see only what they wish” – Tyrion Lannister George R. R. Martin Copy
I thank you for calling them off, young ser. I promise you, they would have found me indigestible. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George R. R. Martin, Gratitude, Humor, Threat, 0 George R. R. Martin
When a man was hurt you took him to the maester, but what could you do when your maester was hurt? Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George R. R. Martin, Dependence, Helplessness, Vulnerability, 0 George R. R. Martin
The true horrors of human history derive not from orcs and Dark Lords, but from ourselves. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George R. R. Martin, History, horrors, Humanity, 0 George R. R. Martin
Art is not a democracy. People don’t get to vote on how it ends. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George R. R. Martin, Autonomy, Creativity, Interpretation, 0 George R. R. Martin
I am only a little lion, child, and I vow, I shall not savage you. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George R. R. Martin, Promise, Protection, Strength, 0 George R. R. Martin
We all need to be mocked from time to time, lest we take ourselves too seriously. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George R. R. Martin, Humility, Perspective, Self-awareness, 0 George R. R. Martin
A lot of writing takes place in the subconscious, and it’s bound to have an effect. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George R. R. Martin, Effect, Subconscious, Writing, 0 George R. R. Martin
I was always intensely Romantic, even when I was too young to understand what that meant. Author, January 16, 2024January 9, 2025, George R. R. Martin, Romanticism, Understanding, Youth, 0 George R. R. Martin
Lying is the only art form that the public sanctions and instinctively prefers to reality. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
The extreme limit of wisdom, that’s what the public calls madness. Read explanation Jean Cocteau Artist · France
When a work appears to be ahead of its time, it is only the time that is behind the work. Jean Cocteau Artist · France
