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When asked if the Game of Thrones ending will influence the outcome of the book series, he simply said: "No, it doesnt. It doesnt change anything at all... You cant please everybody, so youve got to please yourself."
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Sansa Stark on Game of Thrones
"I dont think [the TV series] was very good for me," he continued. "The very thing that should have speeded me up actually slowed me down. Every day I sat down to write and even if I had a good day Id feel terrible because Id be thinking: 'My God, I have to finish the book. Ive only written four pages when I should have written 40.'" (Whether or not he'll write any more quickly once the highly-anticipated prequel starts airing remains to be seen._
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Kit Harington, Game of Thrones Jon Snow season 7 finale
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Martin didn't comment on the controversial way the show ended, saying that he removed himself from the online discourse while the last season was airing, but he did hint that a few of those fan theories might come to pass in future books: "Some of [the theories] are right and some of [the theories] are wrong. Theyll find out when I finish."