One of the great things about books is you can afford to do anything.
George R. R. MartinRead
I spent a whole summer working on what proved to be 'A Game of Thrones'.
Interpretation
What this quote means
Creativity often requires significant time and effort to develop one's ideas.
This quote from George R. R. Martin highlights the dedication and hard work that goes into the creative process. It emphasizes that great works, like 'A Game of Thrones', are often the result of long periods of labor and refinement, suggesting that artists must invest significant time and energy to bring their visions to fruition.
Themes
CreativityDedicationTimeWorkArtisticProcess
In practice
Example use cases
In a motivational speech about pursuing artistic passions.
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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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