George R. R. Martin Quotes

I had a couple of friends, but I was mostly the kid with his nose in a book.

George R. R. Martin

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: author
  • Nationality: american
  • Birth: September 20, 1948

Topics

BookFriendsKidNoseHisHad

I'm one of five sisters. I'm the younger of twins, and we're the youngest of five girls, and we've always been very close. We were pretty much a gang. I take after my mother a lot in terms of personality and character. She was very positive; always looked on the bright side of things. She had a tough time of it with my dad but did her best.

Jerry Hall

PositiveMotherCharacterTimeBest

I used to work for a succession of software editing companies that would have contracts with state and federal agencies. And I would be the documenter of meetings, sometimes doing limited business analysis. I began to become quite cynical about how the world works. It works on ineptitude and inefficiency and a kind of passiveness.

Jeff Vandermeer

WorkBusinessWorldMeetingsDoing

I love John Irving's stuff. It's that marriage of comedy and tragedy. It's really terrific.

Jeff Bridges

LoveMarriageComedyTragedyStuff

You can either invade a country or leave them alone and trade with them. When goods cross borders, armies don't.

John Stossel

AloneYouCountryBordersLeave

What I like most about track is the feeling I get inside after a good run.

Steve Prefontaine

GoodFeelingRunInsideTrackGet

What I think is that Fox has done a very smart job of carving out their place.

Tom Brokaw

JobSmartThinkPlaceDoneFox

There are many cultural scenes in Lahore, just as there are in London. And there is a celebrity culture here, just as there is in London. But in Lahore, the celebrity scene doesn't drown out the rest quite so much.

Mohsin Hamid

CultureRestLondonCelebrityOut

The transition to the United States was very interesting. I learned the language. I kind of got into the R&B. I'm a huge fan of the '80s, Journey and all that fun stuff. But when I moved to Orlando, it was more like Boyz II Men.

Luis Fonsi

JourneyMenFunLanguageInteresting

I thought that the 40s was a tough decade, because it's when you finally figure out that you're not immortal, when you really start seeing that certain options are closed to you forever: You're not going to be a brain surgeon; you're not going to be a ballerina.

Judith Viorst

BrainStartToughThoughtYouOut

I often turn to my books when my own writing is having a hard time.

Bob Mayer

TimeWritingMy OwnHardTurnOwn

If I get a chance to act, I will act. And then I'm usually the happiest person around.

Anne Archer

ChancePersonWillActGetHappiest

But with writing, all you need is a pad of paper.

Scott Caan

WritingYouNeedPaperPad

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