“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

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American fantasy writer 1973

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