One of the great things about books is you can afford to do anything.
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There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: βNot today.
Interpretation
What this quote means
The quote expresses a defiance against the inevitability of death, encouraging a fight for life in the face of mortality.
George R. R. Martin's quote conveys a profound sense of courage and resilience in confronting the reality of death. It suggests that while death is an unavoidable aspect of life, the human spirit can choose to resist and assert its will to live, embodying the idea that we can face adversity with bravery and determination, echoing a common mantra in popular culture that emphasizes the importance of living fully and defiantly in the face of life's challenges.
Themes
DeathCourageResilienceLifeDefiance
In practice
Example use cases
A motivational speech about overcoming challenges can use this quote to illustrate the fight against adversity.
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All quotes βI hate outlines. I have a broad sense of where the story is going; I know the end, I know the end of the principal characters, and I know the major turning points and events from the books, the climaxes for each book, but I don't necessarily know each twist and turn along the way. That's something I discover in the course of writing and that's what makes writing enjoyable. I think if I outlined comprehensively and stuck to the outline the actual writing would be boring.
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I did not do it. Yet now I wish I had.β He turned to face the hall, that sea of pale faces. βI 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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Once a man has seen a dragon in flight, let him stay home and tend his garden in content, someone had written once, for this wide world has no greater wonder." Tyrion scratched at his scar and tried to recall the author's name.
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