#so

Stand up is really fun because if I think of a joke or a funny idea, then I can just go and tell some people and if they laugh, they laugh right away. ↗

— Demetri Martin

#because #fun #funny #go #i

The odd thing about being a writer is you do tend to lose yourself in your books. Sometimes it seems like real life is flickering by and you're hardly a part of it. You remember the events in your books better than you remember the events that actually took place when you were writing them. ↗

— George R. R. Martin

#actually #being #better #books #events

We're lucky, real lucky. Our friends lost their house. We just had some burning embers put holes in the screens. ↗

— George Martin

#friends #had #holes #house #just

An awful lot of fantasy, and even some great fantasy, falls into the mistake of assuming that a good man will be a good king, that all that is necessary is to be a decent human being and when you're king everything will go swimmingly. ↗

— George R. R. Martin

#assuming #awful #being #decent #even

Bad psychoanalysis would say I enjoyed pleasing people, working really hard and pleasing people, which is probably related to my father in some way. But I really liked working hard. When I worked at Disneyland, I'd do 12 hours straight and go home thrilled. ↗

— Steve Martin

#disneyland #enjoyed #father #go #go home

I don't know if I have any particular views about women in positions of power, though I do think it's more difficult for women, particularly in a Medieval setting. They have the additional problem that they're a woman and people don't want them in a position of power in an essentially patriarchal society. ↗

— George R. R. Martin

#additional #any #difficult #essentially #i

There are some examples of medieval kings who were terrible human beings but were nevertheless good kings. ↗

— George R. R. Martin

#examples #good #human #human beings #kings

With a book I am the writer and I am also the director and I'm all of the actors and I'm the special effects guy and the lighting technician: I'm all of that. So if it's good or bad, it's all up to me. ↗

— George R. R. Martin

#am #bad #book #director #effects

Acting like the person I'm supposed to be has always been the easiest thing for me. ↗

— Harvey Martin

#always #been #easiest #easiest thing #i

There are three social classes in America: upper middle class, middle class, and lower middle class. ↗

— Judith Martin

#class #classes #lower #middle #middle class