One of the great things about books is you can afford to do anything.
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She yearned to see her mother again, and Robb and Bran and Rickon… but it was Jon Snow she thought of most. She wished somehow they could come to the Wall before Winterfell, so Jon might muss up her hair and call her “little sister.” She’d tell him, “I missed you,” and he’d say it too at the very same moment, the way they always used to say things together. She would have liked that. She would have liked that better than anything.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses a deep longing for family connections and the cherished memories shared with loved ones.
In this quote, the character reflects on her yearning to reunite with her family, especially Jon Snow, highlighting the emotional bonds and affection that makes family relationships so precious. It underlines the significance of sharing moments and sentiments with loved ones, illustrating how memories and connections shape our feelings and desires.
Themes
FamilyLongingMemoriesConnectionLove
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about the importance of family connections, one might say, 'As George R. R. Martin beautifully illustrated, our deepest yearnings often stem from the bonds we hold with those we love.'
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There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: “Not today.
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I did not do it. Yet now I wish I had.’ He turned to face the hall, that sea of pale faces. ‘I wish I had enough poison for you all. You make me sorry that I am not the monster you would have me be, yet there it is. I am innocent, but I will get no justice here.
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But a voice inside her whispered, There are no heroes, and she remembered what Lord Petyr had said to her, here in this very hall. 'Life is not a song, sweetling,' he'd told her, 'You may learn that one day to your sorrow.' In life, the monsters win, she told herself.
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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.
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