George R. R. Martin Fan Quotations

I think that, in all of my time, I got just one fan letter, from an NFL fullback named Darian Barnes. NFL players might not have enough time for my books.

I do get invitations all of the time to play actual fantasy football, by the way, but I get the feeling that I'd like it too much. I have enough demands on my time. My fans would kill me.

Whether you're a history buff or a fantasy fan, Druon's epic will keep you turning pages. This was the original game of thrones. If you like 'A Song of Ice and Fire', you will love 'The Accursed Kings'.

Over the years, more than one reviewer has described my fantasy series, 'A Song of Ice and Fire', as historical fiction about history that never happened, flavoured with a dash of sorcery and spiced with dragons. I take that as a compliment.

Yes - 90% of fantasy is crap. And so is 90% of science fiction and 90% of mystery fiction and 90% of literary fiction.

Unfortunately in television, for whatever reason, fantasy became thought of as a kids' genre.

There is magic in my universe, but it's pretty low magic compared to other fantasies.

I've written some standalone novels, but a book series allows fans in. There's much more intense involvement.

They can keep their heaven. When I die, I’d sooner go to Middle Earth.

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies..