Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 7, “Of Beginnings and the Names of Things” (p. 57)
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The Name of the Wind
The Name of the Wind, also called The Kingkiller Chronicle: Day One, is a heroic fantasy novel written by American author Patrick Rothfuss. It is the first book in the ongoing fantasy trilogy The Kingkiller Chronicle, followed by The Wise Man's Fear. It was published on March 27, 2007 by DAW Books.
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 62, “Leaves” (p. 464)
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 92, “The Music that Plays” (p. 716)
“So this is the difference between telling a story and being in one, he thought numbly, the fear.”
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 6, “The Price of Remembering” (p. 49)
“Music is a fine thing, but metal lasts.”
He struck the table with two huge fingers to emphasize his point....
As I left, I thought about what Kilvin had said. It was the first thing he had said to me that I did not agree with wholeheartedly. Metal rusts, I thought, music lasts forever.
Time will eventually prove one of us right.
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 60, “Fortune” (pp. 443-444; ellipsis represents minor elision of description)
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 22, “A Time for Demons” (p. 160)
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 14, “The Name of the Wind” (p. 113)
“You don’t seem the superstitious type.”
“I’m not,” Ben said. “I’m careful. There’s a difference.”
Source: The Name of the Wind (2007), Chapter 12, “Puzzle Pieces Fitting” (p. 93)
