George R. R. Martin Quote

My reading of history has shown me that simply 'being a good man' is not enough. That there are many kings who are good men and yet bad kings. And even good kings sometimes make disasterous decisions. So government is complex, politics is complex.


On a panel with R. Scott Bakker in Semana Negra, Spain (2008)


My reading of history has shown me that simply 'being a good man' is not enough. That there are many kings who are good men and yet bad kings. And...

My reading of history has shown me that simply 'being a good man' is not enough. That there are many kings who are good men and yet bad kings. And...

My reading of history has shown me that simply 'being a good man' is not enough. That there are many kings who are good men and yet bad kings. And...

My reading of history has shown me that simply 'being a good man' is not enough. That there are many kings who are good men and yet bad kings. And...