Quote: … a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. George R. R. Martin
Quote: … a mind needs books as a sword needs a whetstone, if it is to keep its edge. George R. R. Martin, A Game of Thrones Book 1, A Song of Ice and Fire
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and Quote: Sleep is good, he said, and books are better. George R. R. Martin
For a books with swashbuckling sword fights see
Book Review: The City of Brass, S. A. Chakraborty
Book Review: The Kingdom of Copper, S.A. Chakraborty