George R. R. Martin Quotes

Danger comes in many forms, I suppose. For some people, it might be jumping off a bridge or climbing impossible moutains. For others, it could be a tawdry love affair or telling off a mean-looking bus driver because he doesn't like to stop for noisy teenagers. It could be cheating at cards or eating a peanut even though you're allergic. For me, danger might be getting out from the protective cloak of my family and venturing into the world more of my own, even though I don't know what- or who- awaits me.

Long have you timidly waded Holding a plank by the shore, Now I will you to be a bold swimmer, To jump off in the midst of the sea, Rise again, nod to me, shout, And laughingly dash with your hair.

She must find a boat and sail in it. No guarantee of shore. Only a conviction that what she wanted could exist, if she dared to find it.

The point is, when you have a chance to have a big adventure, especially if, like in your case, it doesn't hurt anyone, it's just plain foolish not to take it.

The armored cars of dreams, contrived to let us do so many a dangerous thing.

Every day I do something that freaks me out.

I discovered that in a story I could safely dream any dream, hope any hope, go anywhere I pleased any time I pleased, fight any foe, win or lose, live or die. My stories created a safe experimental learning place.

I like when people take chances.

Life is full of risks anyway; why not take them?

Who bravely dares must sometimes risk a fall.

In life you need to take a risk.

I've taken challenges with the big risk that it can all go wrong. But that's what I like and I'd rather do that than be safe all the time.

You've got to bumble forward into the unknown.

I'm just working and having a good time and seeing what develops, which is so awesome, because you don't know what's going to happen, and I'm letting myself do that a lot more than I ever have.

Sometimes you just have to jump off the cliff without knowing where you will land.

Every day you wake up is an opportunity to go beyond, and that 's why I let my band go right now. For the first time in my life I'm just roaming around, vagabonding.

I am restless. I don't mind leaving this comfortable, static life. I could live a year on my own in a remote village.

Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it.

I think it's my adventure, my trip, my journey, and I guess my attitude is, let the chips fall where they may.

Life is full of adventure. There's no such thing as a clear pathway.

If you're not willing to risk, there are no rewards.

You've got to embrace what you don't know.

Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.

If you know you can do it - if you can already chart every day in your future - then why bother? Choose to do something you have more trouble imagining. Take a chance.

And you must dare to do as many things as you dream of.