Men live their lives trapped in an eternal present, between the mists of memory and the sea of shadow that is all we know of the days to come.
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About George R.R. Martin

George R.R. Martin was a 21st-century American writer and television producer. George Raymond Richard Martin, also known by the initials G.R.R.M., is an American author, television writer, and television producer. Martin is best known as the author of the epic fantasy novel series A Song of Ice and Fire, which have been adapted by HBO into the Primetime Emmy Award–winning television series Game of Thrones (2011–2019) and its prequel series House of the Dragon (2022–present); Martin also wrote a related series of novellas, Tales of Dunk and Egg, which are being adapted by HBO as A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms (2026–present). Read more on Wikipedia →

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  • Time — Reflections on the passage of time and how we spend it

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