George R. R. Martin, on books:

A mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone,

if it is to keep its edge.

- George R. R. Martin.

George R. R. Martin, on reading:

I was born in Bayonne, New Jersey.

I grew up in the projects.

I never went anywhere.

But I have lived a thousand lives and I've loved a thousand loves.

I've walked on distant worlds and seen the end of time.

Because I read.
 
- George R. R. Martin.

George R. R. Martin, on reading:

 

The great thing about reading is that it broadens your life.

 
- George R. R. Martin.

George R. R. Martin, on reading:

 

A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen.

The man who never reads lives only one.
- George R. R. Martin.