Patrick Rothfuss quotes

Patrick Rothfuss is an American writer best known for his epic fantasy series "The Kingkiller Chronicle." His books have gained a devoted international following for their lyrical prose and intricate storytelling. He continues to influence the fantasy genre and inspire aspiring writers around the world. Here are 252 of his quotes:

There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend. (Patrick Rothfuss)
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. There are seven words that will make a person love you. There are ten words that will break a strong man's will. But a word is nothing but a painting of a fire. A name is the fire itself. View quote
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It's the questions we can't answer that teach us the most. They teach us how to think. If you give a man an answer, all he gains is a little fact. But give him a question and he'll look for his own answers. View quote
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Plainly said, he was giving me enough rope to hang myself with. Apparently he didn't realize that once a noose is tied, it will fit one neck as easily as another. View quote
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Remember this son, if you forget everything else. A poet is a musician who can't sing. Words have to find a man's mind before they can touch his heart. And, some men's minds are woeful small targets. Music touches their hearts directly, no matter how small or stubborn the mind of the man who listens. View quote
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There are three things all wise men fear: the sea in storm, a night with no moon, and the anger of a gentle man. View quote
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When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind. View quote
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Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear. View quote
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It's hard to be wrongfully accused, but it's worse when the people looking down on you are clods who have never read a book or traveled more than twenty miles from the place they were born. View quote
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The desire for knowledge shapes a man. View quote
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There are few things as nauseating as pure obedience. (Patrick Rothfuss)
Small facts lead to great knowing. View quote
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My parents danced together, her head on his chest. Both had their eyes closed. They seemed so perfectly content. If you can find someone like that, someone who you can hold and close your eyes to the world with, then you're lucky. Even if it only lasts for a minute or a day. The image of them gently swaying to the music is how I picture love in my mind even after all these years. View quote
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There is only one Whedon, and I am his prophet. View quote
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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.”. View quote
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On his first hand he wore rings of stone, Iron, Amber, Wood and Bone. There were rings unseen on his second hand, One was blood in a flowing band, One was air all whisper thin, And the ring of ice had a flaw within. Full faintly shone the ring of flame, And the final ring was without name. View quote
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Don't get me wrong, magic is cool. But a nervous mother singing to her child at night while something moves quietly through the dark outside her house? That's a story. Handled properly, it's more dramatic than any apocalypse or goblin army could ever be. View quote
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Clean, quick, and easy as lying. We know how it ends practically before it starts. That's why stories appeal to us. They give us the clarity and simplicity our real lives lack. View quote
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But for most practical purposes Tarbean had two pieces: Waterside and Hillside. Waterside is where people are poor. That makes them beggars, thieves, and whores. Hillside is where people are rich. That makes them solicitors, politicians, and courtesans. View quote
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The best lies about me are the onestold. View quote
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Congratulations. That was the stupidest thing I've ever seen. Ever. (Patrick Rothfuss)
Do you know what it's like to run spellcheck for six hours? It's like a party in purgatory. A party in purgatory where all they have to drink is sugar-free Kool-aid, and the only game to play is Monopoly, and none of your friends show up. View quote
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You never do things the easy way, do you?" she said. "There's an easy way?" I asked. View quote
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Just pity him, my boy. Tomorrow we'll be on our way, but he'll have to keep his own disagreeable company until the day he dies. View quote
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I needed to let them know they couldn't hurt me. I've learned that the best way to stay safe is to make your enemies think you can't be hurt. View quote
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