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I find religion and spirituality fascinating. I would like to believe this isn't the end and there's something more, but I can't convince the rational part of me that that makes any sense whatsoever.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Any Believe Convince End Fascinating Find Like Makes Me More Part Rational Religion Sense Something Spirituality Whatsoever Would

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I suppose I'm a lapsed Catholic. You would consider me an atheist or agnostic.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Agnostic Atheist Catholic Consider Me Suppose Would You

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I knew that, when writing a book, you're not constrained by a budget. You're not constrained by what you can do, in terms of the special effects technology. You're not limited to any particular running time.

~George R. R. Martin

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I wrote six pilots, none of which ever got picked up. When you stop trying, it then it falls in your lap.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Ever Falls Got Lap None Picked Pilots Six Stop Then Trying Up Which Wrote You Your

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I write from this tight third-person viewpoint, where each chapter is seen through the eyes of one individual character. When I'm writing that character, I become that character and identify with that character.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Become Chapter Character Each Eyes Identify Individual Seen Through Tight Viewpoint Where Write Writing I Write

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I'm a huge fan of Tolkien. I read those books when I was in junior high school and high school, and they had a profound effect on me. I'd read other fantasy before, but none of them that I loved like Tolkien.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Before Books Effect Fan Fantasy Had High High School Huge Huge Fan Junior Junior High Junior High School Like Loved Me None Other Profound Read School Them Those Tolkien

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The success that the Tolkien books had redefined modern fantasy.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Books Fantasy Had Modern Success Tolkien

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As much as I love historical fiction, my problem with historical fiction is that you always know what's going to happen.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Always Fiction Going Happen Historical Historical Fiction Know Love Much Problem You I Love

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One of the things I love, and I'm a voracious reader as well as a writer, is books that surprise me, that are not predictable.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Books Love Me One Of The Things Predictable Reader Surprise Things Voracious Well Writer I Love

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I like grey characters; fantasy for too long has been focused on very stereotypical heroes and villains.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Been Characters Fantasy Focused Grey Heroes Like Long Stereotypical Too Very Villains

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: September 20th, 1948

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