Patrick Rothfuss quotes - page 2

A poet is a musician who can't sing. (Patrick Rothfuss)
Hespe's mouth went firm. She didn't scowl exactly, but it looked like she was getting all the pieces of a scowl together in one place, just in case she needed them in a hurry. View quote
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If I could sum it up in 50 words, I wouldn't have needed to write a whole novel about it. View quote
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I can't give you the moon,” the tinker said. "She doesn't belong to me. She belongs only to herself. View quote
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My bad luck got tangled up with my bad decisions, and I'm paying for it. View quote
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I can't count the men who have tried to seduce me away from my virtue by teaching me how to defend it. View quote
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in my opinion if you have a secret compartment in your lute case and don't use it to hide things, there is something terribly, terribly wrong with you. View quote
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But even this piece of flattery couldn't distract me from the fact that I was in the center of the Fae realm, blind, stark naked, and without the slightest idea of what was going on. View quote
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I mean seriously. If the book had a solid pub date, don't you think I'd mention it? Do you think I'd sit here at home, rubbing my hands together and chortling: "Yes! If I withhold this information another week, I'm sure to get another 100 e-mails asking me about the book!" Yup. That's exactly what I'd do. Because obviously I am some sort of alien life form that lives on snarky fanmail and bitchy blog comments. Since I became stranded on your strange world years ago, they have been my only means of sustenance. View quote
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I'll admit, I was disappointed to learn that dragons didn't exist. That's a hard lesson for a boy to learn.” Chronicler smiled. "Honestly, I was a little disappointed myself. I went looking for a legend and found a lizard. A fascinating lizard, but a lizard just the same. View quote
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Fantasy is my favorite genre for reading and writing. We have more options than anyone else, and the best props and special effects. That means if you want to write a fantasy story with Norse gods, sentient robots, and telepathic dinosaurs, you can do just that. Want to throw in a vampire and a lesbian unicorn while you're at it? Go ahead. (Patrick Rothfuss)
I was heavily influenced by my first attempt at a novel. I started a fantasy novel back in high school, and.... well... it really sucked. It was a plotless, clichéd mess. When I sat down to write this book, I wanted to make something much, much better. I wanted to write something that was pretty much the opposite of that first novel. Also, I read Cyrano De Bergerac, right before I started writing the book. Cyrano's character reminded me of some important things, namely, what it really means to be a tragic hero. You don't need a lot of the cliché fantasy trappings to have that cool character. I also read Giacomo Casanova's memoirs soon after starting this project. That opened my eyes to how interesting an autobiography could be, provided the person telling it has a way with words and has lived a sufficiently adventurous life.... View quote
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My mom once lost track of me at the zoo and when she found me I was lecturing a man about the difference between dromedary and Bactrian camels. I was about 3 1/2. View quote
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You have to be a bit of a liar to tell a story the right way. View quote
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Bones mend. Regret stays with you forever. View quote
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Knowing your own ignorance is the first step to enlightenment. View quote
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We are more than the parts that form us. View quote
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The boy grows upward, but the girl grows up. View quote
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All the truth in the world is held in stories. View quote
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It gets tiresome being spoken to as if you are a child, even if you happen to be one. View quote
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You do not know the first note of the music that moves me. (Patrick Rothfuss)
There are so many men, all endlessly attempting to sweep me off my feet. And there is one of you, trying just the opposite. Making sure my feet are firm beneath me, lest I fall. View quote
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But for half a minute she wished it was a different sort of day, even though she knew that nothing good could come from wanting at the world. View quote
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Half of seeming clever is keeping your mouth shut at the right times. View quote
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Books are a poor substitute for female companionship, but they are easier to find. View quote
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