Source: The Wise Man's Fear (2011)
Patrick Rothfuss: Man
Patrick Rothfuss is American fantasy writer. Explore interesting quotes on man.Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 86, “The Fire Itself” (pp. 672-673)
Source: The Wise Man's Fear (2011), Chapter 43, “The Flickering Way” (p. 318)
“Anger can keep you warm at night, and wounded pride can spur a man to wondrous things.”
Source: The Name of the Wind
“It was the patient, cut-flower sound of a man who is waiting to die.”
Source: The Name of the Wind
“The desire for knowledge shapes a man.”
Source: The Wise Man's Fear
Source: Chapter 14, “The Name of the Wind” (p. 113)
Context: 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.
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 43, “The Flickering Way” (p. 323)
“We are the Edema Ruh, and the thing we value most every man possesses. You can tell us your story.”
Source: The Wise Man's Fear
“I do this so you cannot help but hear. A wise man views a moonless night with fear.”
Source: The Wise Man's Fear
“So you went looking for a myth and found a man.”
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 6, “The Price of Remembering” (p. 50)
“Nothing makes a man feel older than a young woman.”
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 69, “Wind or Women’s Fancy” (p. 512)
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 14, “The Name of the Wind” (p. 113)
“Mauthen ain’t much for listenen. Nothin’ plugs a man’s ears like money.”
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 73, “Pegs” (p. 580)
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 31, “The Nature of Nobility” (p. 222)
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 14, “The Name of the Wind” (p. 113)