R R Cycle Quotes

Hard hands and no sense of humor makes for a bad marriage. ~ George R R Martin

Some truths did not bear saying, and some lies were necessary. ~ George R R Martin

Littlefinger: A trade envoy from Lys once observed to me that Lord Stannis must love his daughter very well, since he'd erected hundreds of statues of her all along the walls of Dragonstone.
Tyrion: My lord, those are gargoyles. ~ George R R Martin

Shagga, cut off his manhood and feed it to the goats." Shagga hefted the huge double-bladed axe. "There are no goats, Halfman." "Make do. ~ George R R Martin

With hope or without hope we will follow the trail of our enemies. And woe to them, if we prove the swifter! ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

Fair speech may hide a foul heart. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

As far as he could remember, Sam slept through the night in deep content, if logs are contented. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

A sister they had, Galadriel, most beautiful of all the house of Finwë; her hair was lit with gold as though it had caught in a mesh the radiance of Laurelin. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

But there, my friends, songs like trees bear fruit only in their own time and their own way: and sometimes they are withered untimely. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

Suddenly Bilbo looked up. 'Ah, there you are at last, Dunadan!' he cried... 'Where have you been, my friend? Why weren't you at the feast? The Lady Arwen was there.'

Strider looked down at Bilbo gravely. 'I know,' he said. 'But often I must put mirth aside... ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

All my memories are poisoned ~ George R R Martin

Ask not the elves for advice, because they will tell you both 'yes' and 'no'. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

Have we ridden forth to victory, only to stand at last amazed by an old liar with honey on his forked tongue? So would the trapped wolf speak to the hounds, if he could. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

What's dead may never die. ~ George R R Martin

Silence is a prince's friend. ~ George R R Martin

Upon his tomb the Elvenking then laid Orcrist, the elvish sword that had been taken from Thorin in captivity. It is said in songs that it gleamed ever in the dark if foes approached, and the fortress of the dwarves could not be taken by surprise. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

I'm going on an adventure! ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

If the novels are still being read in 50 years, no one is ever going to say: 'What's great about that sixth book is that he met his deadline!' It will be about how the whole thing stands up. ~ George R R Martin

Dark wings, dark words," Ned said grimly. ~ George R R Martin

There are gods and there are true knights too. All the stories can't be lies. ~ George R R Martin

Yields?" Lord Rowan laughed. "When Mace Tyrell laid siege to Storm's End, Stannis ate rats rather than open his gates. ~ George R R Martin

For the trouble with the real folk of Faerie is that they do not always look like what they are; and they put on the pride and beauty that we would fain wear ourselves. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

Kings are supposed to put the realm before their sisters. ~ George R R Martin

I tend to write one character at a time. But I don't write the entirety of one character at a time. ~ George R R Martin

Poison is a coward's weapon' the king complained. Ned had heard enough. 'You send hired knives to kill a fourteen-year-old girl and still quibble about honor? ~ George R R Martin

Who better to raise Prince Rhaegar's infant son than Prince Rhaegar's dear friend Jon Connington, once Lord of Griffin's Roost and Hand of the King? ~ George R R Martin

Still round the corner there may wait
A new road or a secret gate
And though I oft have passed them by
A day will come at last when I
Shall take the hidden paths that run
West of the Moon, East of the Sun. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

Not all that have fallen are vanquished. ~ J.R.R. Tolkien

My old grandmother always used to say, Summer friends will melt away like summer snows, but winter friends are friends forever. ~ George R R Martin

I wanted to write a big novel, something epic in scale. ~ George R R Martin

Spend my time warring and whoring, that's what I was made for. ~ George R R Martin

The lord of light made the sun and moon and stars to light our day, and gave us fire to keep the night at bay. ~ George R R Martin