“Beneath it his skin was milky white, serene and unlined, ready to begin anew, ready for the world to write upon it.”
― George R.R. Martin, quote from Fevre Dream
“ABNER Marsh had a mind that was not unlike his body. It was big all around, ample in size and capacity, and he crammed all sorts of things into it. It was strong as well; when Abner Marsh took something in his hand it did not easily slip away, and when he took something in his head it was not easily forgotten. He was a powerful man with a powerful brain, but body and mind shared one other trait as well: they were deliberate. Some might even say slow. Marsh did not run, he did not dance, he did not scamper or slide along; he walked with a straightforward dignified gait that nonetheless got him where he wanted to go. So it was with his mind. Abner Marsh was not quick in word or thought, but he was far from stupid; he chewed over things thoroughly, but at his own pace.”
― George R.R. Martin, quote from Fevre Dream
“it was well known among rivermen that having a preacher and a gray mare on board was an invitation to disaster.”
― George R.R. Martin, quote from Fevre Dream
“Good and evil are silly lies, nonsense put forth to plague honest sensible men.”
― George R.R. Martin, quote from Fevre Dream
“How could it end any other way? The beast was greater than they were, a force of nature. The beast was like the river, eternal. It had no doubts, no thoughts, no dreams or plans.”
― George R.R. Martin, quote from Fevre Dream
“Some mate," Karl Framm said with contempt. "Hell, that little stern-wheeler we're chasin' don't draw nothin'. After a good rain, she could steam halfway across the city of N'Orleans without ever noticin' that she'd left the river.”
― George R.R. Martin, quote from Fevre Dream
“Till the rest of his days were done, Abner Marsh remembered that moment, that first look into the eyes of Joshua York.”
― George R.R. Martin, quote from Fevre Dream
“We had never built, never created, only stolen your garments and lived in your cities and fed ourselves on your life, your vitality, your very blood—but we could create, given a chance, we had it within us to whisper stories of cities of our own. The red thirst has been a curse, has made my race and yours enemies, has robbed my people of all noble aspirations.”
― George R.R. Martin, quote from Fevre Dream
“that point one of them, a swarthy bald-headed man, demanded that she be stripped. The encanteur snapped a curt command, and Emily gingerly undid her dress and stepped out of it. Someone shouted up a lewd compliment that drew a round of laughter from the audience. The girl smiled weakly while the auctioneer grinned and added a comment of his own.”
― George R.R. Martin, quote from Fevre Dream
“Sour Billy had left his horse tied up outside a grog shop. He mounted it, and told the girl to walk along beside him. They”
― George R.R. Martin, quote from Fevre Dream
George R.R. Martin
Born place: in Bayonne, New Jersey, The United States
Born date September 20, 1948
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“Fall colors are funny. They’re so bright and intense and beautiful. It’s like nature is trying to fill you up with color, to saturate you so you can stockpile it before winter turns everything muted and dreary.”
― Siobhan Vivian, quote from Same Difference
“Don’t say his name. I don’t want him in here. I will cut him out.”
― Salvador Plascencia, quote from The People of Paper
“But don't get too hung up on the future. The future's out of your control. Enjoy what's happening right now. Do what is appropriate, what is right, in the present moment and let the future be the future.”
― Brad Warner, quote from Hardcore Zen: Punk Rock, Monster Movies and the Truth about Reality
“If you were lucky, very lucky indeed, there were one or two people in your life who you could tell the unvarnished truth too, shell and egg. And that these people held the essence of you inside them. The rest would be conversations that ended when night fell, or the dinner part ended.”
― Julia Gregson, quote from East of the Sun
“Despite the large smile Jankyn wore, Cathal could see the concern and unease in his cousin’s eyes. He felt the same. Bridget had come to him, but he knew everything was not as it had been before the fight. “I havenae yet kissed the bride,” Jankyn said. Bridget looked up at Jankyn as he grasped her hands in his. He was the beautifully, annoying, often smiling, Jankyn again. Then she looked into his eyes and nearly gasped. He was nervous, uncertain. She had seen what he was all too clearly and he was no longer certain of her acceptance. She rose up on her tiptoes and kissed him. “Enough,” said Cathal, nudging Jankyn aside just as his cousin began to wrap his arms around Bridget, clearly intending to help himself to a very hearty kiss. Jankyn’s”
― Hannah Howell, quote from The Eternal Highlander
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