GRRM didn't write that line, the showrunners did, and he doesn't run his Twitter account. I honestly think he'd take umbrage at the line - he's always maintained the ending (of the books) will be "bittersweet", not a total tragedy or anything.

Yeah I was really, really thrown off by that line in the article. Really silly stuff. ASOIAF and GOT's biggest historical inspiration is no secret, and just as you say, there was plenty of violence, political upheaval, etc. Acting like someone like Joffery or Ramsay is infeasible is ridiculous- history is littered…

Saying Martin is the "author" of Game of Thrones is ludicrous. David Beinoff and Dan Weiss are the "authors" behind Game of Thrones; they are the showrunners, they are the ones making the key decisions. Martin hasn't even read any of the Season 6 scripts. He wrote the book series the show is based on, and he's written…