Quotes
Authors
George R. R. Martin

"Turtles have always been my sigil, I suppose. When I was a kid, growing up in Bayonne, NJ, I lived in a federal housing project, and we were not allowed to have a dog or cats. The only pets I could have were turtles. So, I had an entire toy castle filled with dime-store turtles. I gave them all names, and since they were living in a toy castle, I decided they were all knights and kingsand I made up stories about how they killed each other and betrayed each other and fought for the kingdom. So, Game of Thrones, actually began with turtles. I decided later to recast it with actual human beings."

-- George R. R. Martin

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“Every little increase in human freedom has been fought over ferociously between those who want us to know more and be wiser and stronger, and those who want us to obey and be humble and submit.”

Source : Philip Pullman (2007). “The subtle knife”, Knopf Books for Young Readers
“In a sometimes unreasonable business, Jack Valenti was a giant voice of reason. He was the greatest ambassador Hollywood has ever known and I will value his wisdom and friendship for all time.”
“People with mental problems are our neighbors. They are members of our congregations, members of our families; they are everywhere in this country. If we ignore their cries for help, we will be continuing to participate in the anguish from which those cries for help come. A problem of this magnitude will not go away. Because it will not go away, and because of our spiritual commitments, we are compelled to take action.”
“One ceases to be lonely only in recollection; perhaps that is why people read history.”

Source : John Andrew Rice (2014). “I Came Out of the Eighteenth Century”, p.112, Univ of South Carolina Press
“Many writers-in-waiting spend a lot of time avoiding the work at hand. The most common way to avoid writing is by procrastination. This is the writer's greatest enemy. There is little to say about it except that once you decide to write every day, you must make yourself sit at the desk or table for the required period whether or not you are putting down words. Make yourself take the time even if the hours seem fruitless. Ideally, after a few days or weeks of being chained to the desk, you will submit to the story that must be told.”
“You should have seen your face," she said, her breath hot in my ear. "Sa-woooon.”
“The only kinds of fights worth fighting are those youâ€™re going to lose, because somebody has to fight them and lose and lose and lose until someday, somebody who believes as you do wins.”
“A writer is not a confectioner, a cosmetic dealer, or an entertainer.”

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