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“They fight like puppies. They are young, and boys. They are full of anger and impatience. Women have less trouble with these things. Its part of what makes us better fighters.”
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Words are pale shadows of forgotten names. As names have power, words have power. Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.
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— Patrick Rothfuss
“You are not wise enough to fear me as I should be feared.”
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“Why would I want to win anything other than a beautiful game?”
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“All stories are true," Skarpi said. "But this one really happened, if that's what you mean.”
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I've never really understood the desire people have to quantify a baby. "He's X big and Y long," As if the baby is a fish you're not sure you're going to keep. Or some prize potato you're hoping will win a prize at the county fair.
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— Patrick Rothfuss
You don't understand," I said, growing irritated. "I don't have the slightest idea what the Lethani really is! It's not a path, but it helps choose a path.It's the simplest way,but it is not easy to see.
Honestly,you people sound like drunk cartographers.
-Kvothe
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I was no stranger to bar fights. You'd think they'd be rare in a place like the University, but liquor is the great leveler. After six or seven solid drinks, there is very little difference between a miller on the outs with his wife and a young alchemist who's done poorly on his exams. They're both equally eager to skin their knuckles on someone else's teeth.
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“For without hope, what do any of us have?”
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If whatever you're going to do is wrong, you might as well do whatever you want.
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What makes you think I am not teaching you? Aside from the fact that you refuse to learn.
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“Sleep met him like a lover in an empty bed.”
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— Patrick Rothfuss
“Appearance is a type of power.”
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— Patrick Rothfuss
— Patrick Rothfuss
They fight like puppies. They are young, and boys. They are full of anger and impatience. Women have less trouble with these things. It's part of what makes us better fighters.
— Patrick Rothfuss
If it's something everyone knows, I can't afford to ask.
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But Teccam claims that out of all the spirits, only wine is suited to reminiscence. He said a good wine allows clarity and focus, while still allowing a bit of comforting coloration of the memory.
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“I imagine I could do anything," I said easily. "If you would ask it of me.”
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I am not accusing you of engaging in boyish fancy. I am advising you to avoid the appearance of boyish fancy.
Master Loren to Kvothe
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— Patrick Rothfuss
This was appropriate, as it was the greatest silence of the three, wrapping the others inside itself.
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“No matter where you are, people are basically the same.”
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“Careful boy, that one will steal your heart. Men fall for her like wheat before a sickle blade.”
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— Patrick Rothfuss
— Patrick Rothfuss
I think one of the biggest mistakes you can make as a writer is to follow your initial [writing] plan too stringently. A story needs room to grow and evolve.
— Patrick Rothfuss
— Patrick Rothfuss
Don't get me wrong, hard and soft fantasy stories can both be good. But you need to know which camp you're in. I'm into realism. I'm a hard fantasy guy.
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I'm just very careful with my words when I write. Obsessively careful. I'm the sort of person who worries about the difference between "slim" and "slender.
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