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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.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

Men

“What do they do to students at the University who eavesdrop?” Bast asked curiously.
“I haven’t the slightest idea. I was never caught. I think making you sit and listen to the rest of my story should be punishment enough.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

Idea , Thinking , Universe

“No hard feelings about that time in the Crucible when you mixed my salts and I was nearly blind for a day. No. No, really, drink up!”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

Feeling , Drink , Time

“With his eyes and those hands there won't be a woman safe in all the world when he starts hunting after the ladies.'
'Courting, dear,' my father corrected gently.
'Semantics,' she shrugged.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

World

“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.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

Secret

“Barbarian that I am, I had eaten all of it. It had tasted quite nice too. Still, I took note of this fact and resigned myself to throw away half of a perfectly good cheese if it was set in front of me. Such is the price of civilization.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

“If there is one thing I will not abide it is the folly of a willful pride.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

“All explicit knowledge is translated knowledge, and all translation is imperfect.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

Knowledge

“I don't mind being called a liar. I am. I am a marvelous liar. But I hate being called a liar when I´m telling the perfect truth.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

Hate , Truth , Perfection

“But to love something despite. To know the flaws and love them too. This is rare and pure and perfect.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

Relationship , Romantic , Love , Perfection

“There was a door, but it was terribly bashful, so Auri politely pretended not to see it.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Slow Regard of Silent Things

Source: The Slow Regard of Silent Things

“Why are you smiling?'
'I'm relieved,' I said honestly. 'I was worried I'd given myself cadmium poisoning, or I had some mysterious disease. This is just someone trying to kill me.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Variant: Wilem looked at me 'Why are you smiling?'

"I'm relieved", I said honestly." I was worried I had given myself cadmium poisoning, or had a mysterious disease. This is just someone trying to kill me.
Source: The Wise Man's Fear

Disease , Smile

“I briefly entertained the notion that I was insane and didn't know it. Then I considered the possibility that I had always been insane, acknowledged it as more likely than the former, then pushed both thoughts from my mind.”.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

“By your logic I should also be in charge of Solinade dances, needlework, and horse thieving.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind

Horse , Dance

“… if I have ever met someone without a single shadow on their heart, it was surely a child too young for speaking.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

Heart

“Wilem snorted."That doesn't sound suspicious at all," he said. "And you wonder why people talk about you."

"I don't wonder why they talk," I said "I wonder what they say.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

People

“There are few things as nauseating as pure obedience.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 75, “Interlude—Obedience” (p. 593)

“Today,' Elodin said brightly, 'we will talk about things that cannot be talked about. Specifically, we will discuss why some things cannot be discussed.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear

“Wilem tapped Simmon’s shoulder. “He’s telling the truth.”
Simmon glanced over at him. “Why do you say that?”
“He sounds more sincere than that when he lies.””

Patrick Rothfuss book The Name of the Wind

Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 63, “Walking and Talking” (p. 468)

Truth , Sincerity

“I decided to dub the room with the good chairs my lutery. Or perhaps my performatory. I would need a while to come up with something suitably pretentious.”

Patrick Rothfuss book The Wise Man's Fear

Source: The Wise Man's Fear