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He was a poet, first, last, always. His words sang. He was a storyteller without peer. He created worlds as colorful and exotic and memorable as any our genre has ever seen.

— George R. R. Martin on Roger Zelazny

What It Means

This is a placeholder explanation generated by the low-overhead model. It interprets "He was a poet, first, last, always. His words sang. He was a storyteller without peer. He created worlds as colorful and exotic and memorable as any our genre has ever seen." in the context of "George R. R. Martin, in "In Memoriam: Roger Zelazny — The Lord Of Light" (June 1995)" to mean that wisdom is timeless.

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George R. R. Martin

About George R. R. Martin

George Raymond Richard Martin (born George Raymond Martin September 20, 1948) is an American novelist and short story writer in the fantasy, horror, and science fiction genres, a screenwriter, and television producer. He is best known for A Song of Ice and Fire, his international bestselling series of epic fantasy novels that HBO adapted for its dramatic series Game of Thrones.