#marti

It was like murdering two of your children. I try to make the readers feel they’ve lived the events of the book. Just as you grieve if a friend is killed, you should grieve if a fictional character is killed. You should care. If somebody dies and you just go get more popcorn, it’s a superficial experience isn’t it? ↗

— George R.R. Martin

#interview #song-of-ice-and-fire #the-red-wedding #experience

You know, when someone hurts my feelings, somehow it does not comfort me to know that it was deliberate... On the other hand, knowing that someone else thinks they are assholes helps a great deal." "I think that's some kind of rule for the universe. ↗

— John Barnes

#comradery #friendship #marti #universal #friendship

Hello, Martin. ↗

— William Sleator

#fat-lady #funny #martin #funny

To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is. ↗

— Bruce Lee

#arts #aspect #closer #easy #easy way

I get all the arguments against it. I even get the one that says... "I don't know if I want to bring another kid into this world." But how do you argue with the logic of loving one that's already here? ↗

— John Cusack

#martian-child #love

If you take a bus, you should know when to get off!". ↗

— Master Iain Armstrong

#martial-arts #art

I can show you the path but I can not walk it for you. ↗

— Master Iain Armstrong

#martial-arts #art

Every book is a great action and every great action is a book! ↗

— Martin Luther

#martin-luther #theology #theology

Bruce Lee was very famous. I watched his movies and he is amazing. He is a martial arts master, his philosophy, his movement, both physically and mentally, were very strong. ↗

— Jet Li

#arts #both #bruce #bruce lee #famous

I think "Hero" is not a real martial arts movie; it is not about violence, or formula. ↗

— Jet Li

#arts #formula #hero #i #i think