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Once you realise that heroes die, everything becomes that much more terrifying.

~David Benioff

Topics: Becomes Die Everything Heroes More Much Once Realise Terrifying You

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I'm just not a natural teacher.

~David Benioff

Topics: Just Natural Teacher

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A certain luxury when you get to writing a novel is to have the space to have your characters just banter.

~David Benioff

Topics: Certain Characters Get Just Luxury Novel Space Writing You Your

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Every adaptation requires that the screenwriter make difficult choices - and in particular, difficult cuts.

~David Benioff

Topics: Adaptation Choices Cuts Difficult Every Make Particular Requires Screenwriter

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I was a huge fantasy geek growing up. I was the dungeon master in my D&D game.

~David Benioff

Topics: Fantasy Game Geek Growing Growing Up Huge Master Up

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I like having my own story remain my story.

~David Benioff

Topics: Having Like My Own Own Remain Story

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Despite his dodgy politics, Yeats remains an inspiration for his genius and the simple fact that the older he got, the better he wrote.

~David Benioff

Topics: Better Despite Fact Genius Got He His Inspiration Older Politics Remains Simple Simple Fact Wrote

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Sometimes I get jealous when I'm reading a great book by a younger writer. But 'White Tiger' is so good, I almost forgot to hate Aravind Adiga.

~David Benioff

Topics: Almost Book Forgot Get Good Great Great Book Hate Jealous Reading Sometimes Tiger White Writer Younger

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'Game Of Thrones' was too big a canvas for a movie, but 'Dirty White Boys' is like a great old Western: there's so much compression, and it's so pressurized, it demands to be told in one sitting.

~David Benioff

Topics: Big Boy Canvas Demands Dirty Game Game Of Thrones Great Like Movie Much Old Sitting Too Western White

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'The 25th Hour' came out of the decision - a really very conscious decision - that I needed a story set within a compressed time frame because that would help focus the story.

~David Benioff

Topics: Because Came Conscious Conscious Decision Decision Focus Frame Help Hour Needed Out Really Set Story Time Time Frame Very Within Would

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Novelist

Born: Unknown

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