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I have many books that I want to write; I'd like to think that I'll be around for another 20 years or so and write another dozen novels, probably some sort of imaginative literature... Never again another seven-volume saga.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Again Another Around Books Dozen Imaginative Like Literature Many Never Novels Saga Some Sort Think Want Write Years

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My characters who come back from death are worse for wear. In some ways, they're not even the same characters anymore. The body may be moving, but some aspect of the spirit is changed or transformed, and they've lost something.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Anymore Aspect Back Body Changed Characters Come Death Even Lost May Moving Same Some Something Spirit Transformed Ways Wear Who Worse

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'Rome' was one of my favourite shows, and I wish HBO had given it three more seasons 'cause I would have loved to continue watching it.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Cause Continue Favourite Given Had Loved More Rome Seasons Shows Three Watching Wish Would I Wish Hbo

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If you go all the way back, I've always written science-fiction, I've always written fantasy, I've always written horror stories and monster stories, right from the beginning of my career. I've always moved back and forth between the genres. I don't really recognise that there's a significant difference between them in some senses.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Always Back Beginning Between Career Difference Fantasy Forth Genres Go Horror Monster Moved Really Recognise Right Science-Fiction Senses Significant Some Stories Them Way Written You

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I spent a whole summer working on what proved to be 'A Game of Thrones'.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Game Game Of Thrones Proved Spent Summer Whole Working

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If you're going to write about war, which my books are about, wars are nasty things. I think it's sort of a cheap, easy way out to write a war story in which no one ultimately dies.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: About Books Cheap Dies Easy Easy Way Going Nasty Out Sort Story Things Think Ultimately War Wars Way Which Write You I Think

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Believe it or not, I worked four summers in college as a sports writer covering baseball for a parks and rec department in Bayonne, N.J.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Baseball Believe College Covering Department Four Parks Sports Summers Worked Writer

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I do get invitations all of the time to play actual fantasy football, by the way, but I get the feeling that I'd like it too much. I have enough demands on my time. My fans would kill me.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Actual Demands Enough Fans Fantasy Feeling Football Get Like Me Much My Time Play Time Too Too Much Way Would

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I think that, in all of my time, I got just one fan letter, from an NFL fullback named Darian Barnes. NFL players might not have enough time for my books.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: Books Enough Enough Time Fan Got Just Just One Letter Might My Time Named Players Think Time I Think Nfl

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I've always preferred writing about grey characters and human characters. Whether they are giants or elves or dwarves, or whatever they are, they're still human, and the human heart is still in conflict with the self.

~George R. R. Martin

Topics: About Always Characters Conflict Elves Giants Grey Heart Human Human Heart Preferred Self Still Whatever Whether Writing

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Author

Born: September 20th, 1948

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