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“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.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

“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.”

Patrick Rothfuss

“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.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

“You lack the requisite spine and testicular fortitude to study under me.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

“Music is a proud, temperamental mistress. Give her the time and attention she deserves, and she is yours. Slight her and there will come a day when you call and she will not answer. So I began sleeping less to give her the time she needed.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

“Its like he knows he's better than you, but doesn't look down on you for it because he knows it's not your fault.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

“Are you hurt?"
"Absolutely," I said. "Especially in my everywhere.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

“Words can light fires in the minds of men. Words can wring tears from the hardest hearts.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

“I know," she said. "You have a stone in your heart, and some days it's so heavy there is nothing to be done. But you don't have to be alone for it. You should have come to me. I understand.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

“As my father used to say: “There are two sure ways to lose a friend, one is to borrow, the other to lend.””

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 49, “The Nature of Wild Things” (p. 354)

“The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

“I swear I've never met a man who has your knack for lack of social grace. If you weren't naturally charming, someone would have stabbed you by now.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

“It was wise enough to know itself, and brave enough to BE itself, and wild enough to change itself while somehow staying altogether true.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Slow Regard of Silent Things

Source: The Slow Regard of Silent Things

“It’s not over if you’re still here,” Chronicler said. “It’s not a tragedy if you’re still alive.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

“Death was like an unpleasant neighbor. You didn’t talk about him for fear he might hear you and decide to pay a visit.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

“Fear tends to come from ignorance. Once I knew what the problem was, it was just a problem, nothing to fear.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 32, “Coppers, Cobblers and Crowds” (p. 227)

“Anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

“That is how heavy a secret can become. It can make blood flow easier than ink.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear