Even though we all know that George R. R. Martin likes to kill some of his most popular characters in his books, the TV show will apparently dispose of people who do not die in the Song of Fire and Ice series. Here’s what the man had to say during last night’s Writers Guild West Awards:

People are going to die who don’t die in the books, so even the book readers will be unhappy. So everybody better be on their toes. [David Benioff and D.B. Weiss] are even bloodier than I am.

Oh well, at least people who’ve already read the books will stop having power over those who didn’t from now on!

[Via TMS | Winter is Coming]