George R. R. Martin Quotes
Nothing bores me more than books where you read two pages and you know exactly how it's going to come out. I want twists and turns that surprise me, characters that have a difficult time and that I don't know if they're going to live or die.
George R. R. Martin
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What a pity human beings can't exchange problems. Everyone knows exactly how to solve the other fellow's.
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One seed becomesAn everlasting song, a singing tree,Caroling softly souls of slavery,What they were, and what they are to me,Caroling softly souls of slavery.
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I had a great time doing 'Torchwood,' I really did.
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I come from hardworking, determined people on both sides of my family... the kind who live with a hard reality from which much strength comes.
Adriana Trigiani
Nothing bores me more than books where you read two pages and you know exactly how it's going to come out. I want twists and turns that surprise me, characters that have a difficult time and that I don't know if they're going to live or die.
George R. R. Martin
