Can we all agree that George R. R. Martin is bipolar, with a strong emphasis on the depressive side? Most extremely creative people are bipolar. Whether their medium is science, stories, visual arts, or being a really accomplished warlord like Mance, I believe this applies. I don't meant that in some DSM sense of being a disorder, but merely as a descriptive of a certain sort of personality structure. In order to have that spark which allows greatness, most people must eventually pay the piper....
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