One of the great things about books is you can afford to do anything.
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I would choose freedom over comfort every time.
Interpretation
What this quote means
This quote emphasizes the importance of valuing freedom above personal comfort.
George R. R. Martin's quote reflects a profound belief in prioritizing freedom, which is often associated with personal autonomy and self-determination, over the safety and ease that comfort provides. It suggests that true fulfillment and growth come from making choices that challenge us, rather than settling for a life of ease that may lead to stagnation or dissatisfaction.
Themes
FreedomComfortChoiceAutonomyGrowth
In practice
Example use cases
In a speech about personal values, one might quote this to motivate people to embrace challenges.
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All quotes βI hate outlines. I have a broad sense of where the story is going; I know the end, I know the end of the principal characters, and I know the major turning points and events from the books, the climaxes for each book, but I don't necessarily know each twist and turn along the way. That's something I discover in the course of writing and that's what makes writing enjoyable. I think if I outlined comprehensively and stuck to the outline the actual writing would be boring.
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There is only one god and his name is Death. And there is only one thing we say to Death: βNot today.
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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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